
Contract Labour in India: Understanding the Legal Framework | by Ridhi Shetty | Nyaaya
Image Source: When a workman is employed for work through a contractor and not directly through an employer, he is engaged in ‘contractual employment.’ A 2015 ICRIER Survey of the Manufacturing sector in Haryana shows that approximately 41% of the labour employed was contractual in nature. Indeed, half of the increase in total employment (from…