The Dock Workers (Regulation of Employment) Act, 1948
The Dock Workers (Regulation of Employment) Act, 1948 seeks to regulate the conditions of employment of the dockworkers. Under the provisions of this Act, certain Schemes may be introduced for ensuring regular employment of workers. Such Schemes may provide for the registration or dockworkers and employers in order to ensure greater regularity of employment and for regulating the employment of dockworkers whether registered or not in a Port. Such Schemes may define the obligations of dock workers and employers and provide for regulating the recruitment and entry into the scheme of dock workers, and the registration of dock workers and employers; the employment of dock workers and the terms and conditions of such employment, including rates of remuneration, hours or work and conditions as to holidays and pay in respect thereof. Schemes may be initiated for securing that, in respect of periods during which employment, or full employment is not available for dockworkers to whom the scheme applies and who are available for work, such workers will, subject to the conditions of the scheme, receive a minimum pay.
