The Legal Amigos

  Introduction The Central Government's refusal to compensate the families of the migrant workers who lost their lives on their way home during the 6 months nationwide lockdown has sent shockwaves across the country. The monsoon session, being the first Parliamentary session since lockdown, was conducted on 14th September 2020 and the Central Government was questioned and criticised for its ineptness, inhumanity and denial. When 10 Lok Sabha MPs posed questions related to the death of the migrant workers, the minister of state for labour and employment, Santosh Singh Gangwar replied, "No such data maintained. The question does not arise in the view of above." In response, Rahul Gandhi tweeted, "If you have not counted, have the deaths not taken place?" Congress MP AdhirRanjan Chowdhury called the Central Government a "no data government ".   The Exodus and the Government's Response to it According to a news piece from the Times Of India, it is

  Background History of factory legislation : The factory legislation in India is established at a large scale of factory industry. In India, the first Factories Act was passed in 1881 by which children were allowed to work for 9 hours a day and from age of 8 onwards. With the growth of the industrial sector, demand for growth of industries set up also increased. This demand came out in the form of legislation i.e, the Factories Bill, was introduced in 1948. The objective of the Factories Act, 1948 The main objective of this act is to provide work to labour class for their livelihood. It provides the employees to work in healthy and hygienic conditions. This act also provides employees with various benefits for their safety. In State vs. Ardeshir Hormusji, it has been stated that ‘ the main objective of the legislation is to regulate the labour and to pay adequate attention regarding health and safety by the employer.[1] Health Section 11-20 of the act states about health f