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District Labour Office

The Labour Department aims at creating an environment of industrial peace and ensuring the workers their legal rights, safe guarding the child rights, protecting the interest of the workers and ensuring a healthy working environment conducive to both the workers and the employersand to ensure the abolishment of all types of exploitative labour, which in turn will build a brighter and more prosperous Meghalaya.

Organizational Structure

  • Deputy Labour Commissioner District Labour Office, West Khasi Hills Key contact: Shri P.T. Blah — 9863097927
    • LDA (Lower Division Assistant) 2 positions listed
    • Labour Inspector Enforcement & inspections
    • Data Entry Operator Records & online services
    • Support Staff Peon · Chowkidar · Driver
    • Block Labour Offices Nongstoin & Mawshynrut
      • Block Labour Office — Nongstoin Local enforcement & registrations
        • LDA x2
        • Labour Inspector Block Inspector
        • Data Entry Operator Records
        • Support Peon · Chowkidar · Driver
      • Block Labour Office — Mawshynrut Local enforcement & registrations
        • LDA x2
        • Labour Inspector Block Inspector
        • Data Entry Operator Records
        • Support Peon · Chowkidar · Driver

ENFORCEMENT OF LABOUR LAWS:-

  1. The Child and Adolescent Labour (Prohibition and Regulation) Act, 1986.
  2. The Minimum Wages Act, 1948.
  3. The Industrial Disputes Act, 1947.
  4. The Payment of Wages Act, 1936.
  5. The Payment of Bonus Act, 1965.
  6. The Payment of Gratuity Act, 1972.
  7. The Contract Labour (Regulation of Employment & Condition of Service) Act, 1970.
  8. The Motor Transport Workers Act, 1961.
  9. The Inter-State Migrant Workmen (Regulation of Employment & Condition of Service) Act, 1979.
  10. The Equal Remuneration Act, 1976.
  11. The Maternity Benefit Act, 1961.
  12. The Working Journalists & Other Newspaper Employees (CS) &Misc Provisions Act,1955.
  13. The Building & Other Construction Workers (Regulation of Employment & Condition of Service) Act, 1996.
  14. Building and Other Construction Workers’ Welfare Cess Act, 1996
  15. The Industrial Employment (Standing Order) Act, 1946.
  16. The Employees’ Compensation Act, 1923.
  17. The Bonded Labour System (Abolition) Act, 1976.
  18. The Sale Promotion Employees (Conditions of Service) Act, 1976.
  19. The Trade Union Act, 1926.
  20. The Plantation Labour Act, 1951.
  21. The Unorganised Workers Social Security Act, 2008.
  22. The Cine–workers and Cinema Theatre Workers (Regulation of Employment) Act, 1981.
  23. Beedi and Cigar Workers (Conditions of Employment) Act, 1966.
  24.  Labour Laws (Exemption from furnishing Returns by certain Establishments) Act, 1988.
  25. The Meghalaya Shops & Establishments Act, 2003.
  26. The Meghalaya Identification and Registration of Migrants (Safety and Security) Act, 2020.
  27. Meghalaya Labour Laws (Amendment) Act, 2020

Multifarious activities of the office:

Sl No. Activities Nature
1 Implementation. Implementation of the Provisions of various Labour Acts.
2. Enforcement Ensuring protection to labour in working conditions, health, safety & welfare.
3 Conciliation. Resolving Industrial Disputes.

Online Services:

The District Labour Office provides various online services includingissue of certificate of registration and licences under the provisions of various Labour Acts. The following are the online services that a citizen can apply through the Invest Meghalaya portal (https://investmeghalaya.gov.in/)

  1. Certificate of Registration for Motor Transport Undertaking under the Mtor transport Workers Act, 1961.
  2. Registration of Migrant Workers under The Meghalaya Identification, Registration of Migrant Workers Act, 2020
  3. Registration of Shops and Establishment under the Meghalaya Shop and Establishment Act, 2004.
  4. Registration of Establishments employing Building Workers under the Building and Other Construction Work Act 1996
  5. License for Contractors under the Contract Labour Act 1970
  6. License for contractors under the Interstate Migrant Workmen Act 1979
  7. Registration of establishment under the Interstate Migrant Workmen Act 1979
  8. Registration of Establishments/Principal Employer Employing Contract Labour Act 1970
  9. Auto renewal – Registration under the Meghalaya Shops & Establishments Act, 2003
  10. Renewal-Registration of Migrant Workers under The Meghalaya Identification, Registration of Migrant Workers Act, 2020
  11. Auto Renewal – License for contractors under the Interstate Migrant Workmen Act 1979
  12. Auto Renewal – Licensing of Contractors under the Contract Labour (R & A) Act, 1970

Key Contacts:

Name Designation Contact No
Shri P.T. Blah Deputy Labour Commissioner 9863097927
Shri Dominick R. Rymbai Labour Inspector  
Shri Manley. J. Kharbudon Labour Inspector, Block Labour Office, Nongstoin.  
Shri. Jeremiah. I. Lyngdoh Labour Inspector, Block Labour Office, Mawshynrut  

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