🔧 Tamil Nadu Amends BOCW and Factories Rules | June 2025 Gazette Update
Key Amendment Gazette Copy How to Submit Suggestions or Objections?
Published in the Tamil Nadu Government Gazette on June 18, 2025, two important amendments have been announced by the Labour Welfare and Skill Development Department. These changes impact construction workers and factory employers across the state. Here's a simple breakdown with legal context, significance, and what stakeholders need to know.
📜 What’s New in the Tamil Nadu BOCW Rules (2006)?
📌 Notification: G.O. Ms. No. 49, dated 27th May 2025
Under the Building and Other Construction Workers (Regulation of Employment and Conditions of Service) Act, 1996, the Tamil Nadu government has amended Rule 241(3).
✅ Amendment Summary:
The rule now includes a reference to:
“...or the Inter-State Migrant Workmen (Regulation of Employment and Conditions of Service) Act, 1979 (Central Act 30 of 1979)”.
⚖️ What This Means:
This change ensures that inter-state migrant workers working under BOCW-covered establishments will now be explicitly governed under both:
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Contract Labour (Regulation and Abolition) Act, 1970
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Inter-State Migrant Workmen Act, 1979
This strengthens the legal backing for rights, welfare, and protection of migrant workers in Tamil Nadu’s construction sector.
🏭 Key Amendment in Tamil Nadu Factories Rules (1950)
📌 Notification: G.O. Ms. No. 50, dated 27th May 2025
As per the powers under the Factories Act, 1948, the government has proposed a draft amendment to Rule 4(6) of the Tamil Nadu Factories Rules, 1950.
✅ Draft Amendment Addition:
A new proviso allows:
“...in case of fireworks factories, the maximum number of persons shall be fifteen percent in excess of the man limit specified in the licence granted under the Explosives Act, 1884 and the Explosives Rules, 2008.”
🎆 Why This Matters:
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Recognizes seasonal or surge demands in the fireworks industry.
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Provides legal flexibility for controlled workforce increase.
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Aims to balance safety regulation compliance with industry needs.
However, objections/suggestions can be submitted within 45 days of the Gazette date.
📮 How to Submit Suggestions or Objections?
Stakeholders can submit their concerns to:
Secretary to Government
Labour Welfare and Skill Development Department
Chennai – 600009
Through:
Director of Industrial Safety and Health,
47/1, Thiru.Vi.Ka. Industrial Estate, Guindy, Chennai – 600032.
🧠 Legal Context & Case Relevance
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Supreme Court in PUDR vs. Union of India (1982) emphasized ensuring welfare measures for migrant workers.
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Tamil Nadu's proactive amendment aligns with evolving labour jurisprudence and workplace safety norms.
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