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LKA-1889-R-37390
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Title_of_text
Estate Labour (Indian) Ordinance (No. 13 of 1889).
Main Region
First Region
Country(ies)
Sri Lanka
Subjects (Classification)
Migrant workers; Agriculture workers
Adopted on (Date of text)
1889-10-31
Scope of text
National
Type of legislation (Type of text)
Regulation, Decree, Ordinance
Second Region
Abstract/Citation
This Ordinance, incorporating all changes through 1979, amends and consolidates the law relating to Indian Labourers employed on Sri Lanka estates. A "labourer" is defined to include "kangany" (Indian coolies) and "Tulicans" (a group of Muslims). Limits contracts of employment, verbal, implied or written, to one month. Regulates how verbal contracts are to be construed, and specifies that written employment contracts longer than one month must comply with the Service Contracts Ordinance. Specifies the means of payment of wages and the priority given to unpaid wages before other debts. Labourers are given standing to sue in Primary Courts to recover unpaid wages. Grants immunity from arrest in execution of a debt. Requires employers to prepare and keep a complete register of labourers and to fulfil other registration requirements.
Related Text region
Related text(s)
1927-12-09 (LKA-1927-R-37393)
Minimum Wages (Indian Labour) Ordinance (No. 27 of 1927).
Related text(s)
1927-12-09 (LKA-1927-R-37393)
Minimum Wages (Indian Labour) Ordinance (No. 27 of 1927).
Related text(s)
1971-01-21 (LKA-1971-L-81208)
Estates Quarters (Special Provisions) Act, (No. 02 of 1971).
Electronic region
Electronic source title
Department of Labour
Author
http://www.labourdept.gov.lk
Country
Sri Lanka
URL
http://www.labourdept.gov.lk
File
LKA37390.pdf (PDF [consolidated text up to 2009])
Monograph region
Monograph title
Labour Code of Sri Lanka
Author
Labour Legislation (in force 31 December 2002)
Publisher
Ministry of Employment and Labour
Place of publication
Colombo
Country
Sri Lanka
Date
2004
Page range
pp. 517-530
Monograph title
Labour Code of Sri Lanka - Consolidated and Updated to 31st December 2009
Author
Ministry of Labour Relations and Productivity Promotion
Country
Sri Lanka
Date
2010
Page range
pp. 574-587