Introduction The Contract Labour (Regulation and Abolition) Act, 1970 is one of thirteen enactments being subsumed under the Occupational Safety, Health and Working Conditions Code, 2020. It regulates registration of establishments, licensing of contractors, ensures that suitable working conditions are provided and incur penalties where any of these provisions are contravened. Section-10 of the Contract Labour (Regulation and Abolition) Act, 1970 contains prohibitions on the employment of contract labour. It empowers the appropriate Government to…