"ONGC Goa contract workers get all facilities under Labour Laws", Naik
told in Rajya Sabha
Union Minister of State for Petroleum and Natural Gas informed Mr
Shantaram Naik M.P. in the Rajya Sabha in a written reply that there are
no contract labourers directly engaged by Oil and Natural Gas
Corporation Ltd.(ONGC) in Goa, however, the minister said that ONGC
maintains its obligations towards contract workers engaged by ONGC
contractor, as a Principal Employer, and that, Wages as per Minimum
Wages Act, Provident Fund, Employees State Insurance etc., and other
facilities as per Government of India guidelines are extended to these
employees by the contractors.
Contractors who have been awarded service and maintenance contracts for
low technology areas, deploy their employees, and that, at present,
there are 96 workers deployed by these contractors in ONGC Goa, for
different works and services.
Minister explained that service contracts are awarded for areas like
Housekeeping, catering, security, watch and ward etc.
Contractors are free to change their workers on need basis. These
contracts are generally for 3 years duration, commencing from periods
ranging from 2008 to 2011 on case to case basis, minister said.
ONGC has entered into service contracts with the Contractors and that
the terms of contracts invariably cover compliance of mandatory
provisions for service conditions for their workmen as per guidelines on
Contract Labour Acts enacted by Government of India from time to time.
The demands for increase in wages raised by the workers were settled
amicably with the Contractors in a meeting held on 08.03.2011 in
presence of all the parties and Assistant Labour Commissioner (Central),
Vasco, minister said.
RELEASED FROM THE OFFICE OF
Shri Shantaram Naik M.P.
