Q1. Why do we need a law on minimum wages?
Private companies, contractors, businesspersons normally
want to make as much profit to earn profits; they might deny workers their
rights and not pay them wages. To ensure that workers are not underpaid, or are
paid fairly, there is a law on minimum wages. A worker has to be paid not less
than the minimum wage by the employer.
Q2. Why workers make unions or associations?
By organising themselves into unions /associations unions,
workers can use their combined power to demand fair wages and better working
conditions.
Q3. What the Right against Exploitation says?
Ans The Right against Exploitation says that no one can be
forced to work for low wages or under bondage.
No child below the
age of 14 shall be employed to work in any factory or mines or any other
hazardous employment.
Q4. Describe the child labour prevention act 2006?
the Child Labour Prevention Act, banning children under 14
years of age from working as domestic servants or as workers in
dhabas, restaurants, tea shops etc. It made employing these
children a punishable offence. Anyone found violating the ban must be penalised
with a punishment ranging from a jail term of three months to two years and/or
fine of Rs 10,000 to Rs 20,000.
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Q5. A ‘clean environment is a public facility.’ Can you
explain this statement.
Ans. The courts
directed industries in residential areas shift out of the city
The clean and green environment is an asset and hygiene for
people.
Article 21 of the Constitution and it includes the right to
the enjoyment of pollution-free water and air for full enjoyment of life.
On 2 December 1984 methyl-isocyanite (MIC) - a highly
poisonous gas - started leaking from Union Carbide plant