**Summary:**
Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No. 1169, addressed to the Minister of Labour and Employment on July 28, 2025, inquired about contractual employment practices at the Tata Wistron facility in Kolar. Specifically, the question sought to ascertain whether the government was aware of the prevalence of outsourced contractual workers employed through third-party agencies at the facility, and whether any representations or inquiries had been received regarding short-term contract cycles (typically 11 months) and subsequent offloading of workers after approximately three renewals.
In response, the Minister of State for Labour and Employment, Sushri Shobha Karandlaje, stated that the Contract Labour Regulation and Abolition Act, 1970, is in place to regulate contract labour employment and provide for its abolition where appropriate. The Minister further stated that the Ministry had not received any representations concerning the reported short-term contract cycles of contractual workers at the Tata Wistron facility in Kolar.
Key Entities Referenced
Ministry of Labour and Employment: The Indian government ministry responsible for labour and employment policies.
Lok Sabha: The lower house of the Parliament of India.
SHRI M MALLESH BABU: Member of Parliament who raised the question about contractual employment practices.
Tata Wistron: A manufacturing facility in Kolar, Karnataka, employing contractual workers.
Kolar, Karnataka: Location of the Tata Wistron facility, focus of the parliamentary question.
Contract Labour Regulations and Abolition Act, 1970: Indian law regulating the employment of contract labour.
SUSHRI SHOBHA KARANDLAJE: Minister of State for Labour and Employment who provided the answer to the parliamentary question.
Contract Labour Regulation and Abolition Act, 1970: The Act enacted to regulate the employment of contract labour in certain establishments and to provide for its abolition in certain circumstances.
GOVERNMENT OF INDIA
MINISTRY OF LABOUR AND EMPLOYMENT
LOK SABHA
UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1169
TO BE ANSWERED ON 28.07.2025
CONTRACTUAL EMPLOYMENT PRACTICES AT TATA WISTRON
FACILITY IN KOLAR
1169. SHRI M MALLESH BABU:
Will the Minister of LABOUR AND EMPLOYMENT be pleased to
state:
(a)whether the Government is aware that a substantial proportion of
the workforce employed at the Tata Wistron facility in Kolar that
comprises outsourced contractual workers engaged through third-
party agencies;
(b)if so, whether the Government has received any representations or
conducted any inquires regarding the repeated typically of 11
months short-term contract cycles for such workers wherein many
of them are offloaded after three such renewals; and
(c)if so, the details thereof along with action taken by the
Government to address the issues related to job security, social
security benefits and compliance with the provisions of the
Contract Labour (Regulations and Abolition) Act,1970?
ANSWER
MINISTER OF STATE FOR LABOUR AND EMPLOYMENT
(SUSHRI SHOBHA KARANDLAJE)
(a) to (c): The Contract Labour (Regulation and Abolition) Act, 1970
has been enacted to regulate the employment of contract labour in
certain establishments and to provide for its abolition in certain
circumstances and for matters connected therewith.
No representations have been received in this Ministry
regarding “the repeated typically of 11 months short-term contract
cycles” of contractual workers at Tata Wistron facility in Kolar.
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