End to discrimination among labourers

Rajya Sabha MP M. Mohamed Abdulla asked Minister of Labour and Employment Rameswar Teli on Thursday regarding the initiatives taken by government to eliminate discrimination in labour markets to abolish social inequality.
In a written reply the minister said that the government has enacted “The Equal Remuneration Act, 1976”, which inter-alia provides that there shall be no discrimination in an establishment or any unit thereof among employees on the ground of gender in matters relating to wages by the same employer, in respect of the same work or work of similar nature done by any employee and also prevent discrimination against women while making recruitment for work of similar nature, or in any condition of service subsequent to recruitment such as promotion, training or transfer. The provisions of the Act have been extended to all establishments or employment.
Moreover, the government has enacted the four Labour Codes, namely, the Code on Wages, 2019; the Industrial Relations Code, 2020; the Code on Social Security, 2020, and the Occupational Safety, Health and Working Conditions Code, 2020, which inter-alia promote participation of workforce in a dignified manner through a number of provisions, some of which are as follows:
No discrimination on the ground of gender in matters relating to wages, recruitment, or the conditions of employment Entitlement of workers to be employed in all establishments for all types of work even before 6 am and beyond 7 pm subject to their consent and other adequate safety measures.