One particularly significant piece of labour legislation in India is the Contract Labour (Regulation and Abolition) Act, 1970 (CLA,1970), which regulates labour hired by firms through the offices of a labour contractor - such labour being referred to as 'contract' labour in India. This paper...

This note analyses laws which license labour hire services and sanction those who fail to obtain licenses, or contract for labour hire services with parties who do not hold such a licence. While employment remains the primary means of regulating work, a significant percentage of the workforce...