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( Vide Gazette No. 101 of 26th November, 1937). 
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No. 3392. —The Labour Ordinance. 
(Chapter 69.) 
The following abstract of Labour Law relating to Indian Labourers is 
published for information : — 
ABSTRACT OF LABOUR LAW RELATING TO INDIAN 
LABOURERS 
Notification under Section 93 (1) 
1. A labourer is not liable for the repayment of any Section 18. 
advances paid or expenses incurred on his behalf or for any 
advances of money paid to him or for him prior to his arrival 
in the Colony. 
2. An agreement to labour may be entered into verbally. Section 14. 
3. An agreement to labour may not be entered into for a Section 14 . 
period of more than one month, or for more than 30 days’ work. Section 8. 
Unless proved otherwise all agreements are presumed to be for 
a period of one month. 
I 4. If a labourer wishes to leave his employment he must Section 9 . 
I give a month’s notice to his employer. If an employer wishes 
■ to discharge a labourer he must give a month’s notice to the 
( labourer. Notice may be given at any time, and may be either 
verbal or written. The employer cannot refuse to accept notice 
and must pay off a labourer on the expiry of his notice. 
5. If a labourer wishes to stop work without notice he may Section 11. 
be required to pay the employer a month’s wages in lieu of notice. 
If the employer wishes to discharge a labourer without notice 
he may be required to pay the labourer a month’s wages in lieu 
of notice. 
6. An employer may dismiss a labourer for misconduct Section 12. 
but he must pay his wages earned up to the date of dismissal 
and the labourer, if he denies misconduct, can sue for 24 days’ 
wages in lieu of notice. The Magistrate’s Court will then hear Section 47 . 
and decide the case. A labourer who is ill-treated by an 
employer may leave his employment without notice and may 
demand all wages due to him. 
7. A labourer must be offered work suitable to his capacity Section 8(4). 
for 24 full days in every month, provided the labourer is fit 
and presents himself for work. If the employer fails to offer 
24 full days’ work he must pay the labourer 24 days’ wages. A 
labourer is not obliged to work on Public Holidays and big Hindu 
festivals. 
If an employer fails to provide work or pay in default Section 8(5). 
24 days’ wages to any fit labourer who presents himself for work, 
the labourer may stop work without notice and claim his wages Section 47< 
and also a month’s wages for the employer’s failure. 
8 . If a labourer is absent from work without leave or Section 8 (5). 
( reasonable excuse for two or more days on which the employer 
is required to give him work, he may be paid off without notice. 
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