FIELD STUDY INFORMATION

Jamshedpur
Name of the firm Bima Metal Union BMW Suraj Mineral Pritam
Way Enterprises Industries Automobiles Wool Pvt Automech Pvt
Ltd ltd.
Industry Iron and Steel Iron and Steel Iron and Steel Automobiles Iron and Steel
Primary Product Rail Cutting Rolling Mill Steel Sheet Bus body Mineral Wool Steel Metal,
cutting Building lock nut,
Steering shaft
road nut
Established since 1974 1975 1981 1978
Labour Profile Total 150 ( All Total 70 ( All 70 ( All men ) 90 (All men) 40 (All men) 60 (All men)
men) men)
I. Permanent 70 10 70 90 40 30
Employees
II. Contract 80 60 0 0 0 30
Employees
Wages No work no pay
Policy. Labourers
are paid twice
the wage per
day for working
on Sundays
I. Permanent Varies as per More than 10000 Min 6500 as Min 6500 as Min 6500 as 8-10 thousand
Employees experience in per the per the per the
company. More Government Government Government
than 10000 rules rules rules
II. Contract Min 6500 as per Min 6500 as per NA NA NA 7 thousand
Employees the Government the Government
rules rules
Skills of the ITI and non ITI ITI and non ITI ITI and non ITI ITI and non ITI ITI and non ITI and non ITI
labour ITI
No of 6 4 3 5 4 2
Supervisors
No of Managers 7 1 4 1 5 2
Presence Of Yes. Last strike 2 No No No No No
Union years ago. Low
involvement of
union nowadays
due to less
Presence of No No No No No No
special IR
Manager
Grievance The The The The The The
Redressel Model management management management management management management
looks in to the IR looks into looks into looks into looks into looks into
issues. Open labourers issues. labourers labourers labourers labourers
door policy has Co-operative issues. issues. issues. issues.
helped the Management.
workers. Open door
policy.
Benefits like PF Yes both PF and Yes both PF and Yes both PF and Yes both PF and Yes both PF Yes both PF and
and ESI ESI given ESI given ESI given ESI given and ESI ESI given
given
Problems faced Contract Contract labour Nothing Nothing Nothing Nothing
by Employer due labourers who go for long Specific Specific Specific Specific
to labourers are Adivasis go leaves of couple
to their home for of months
celebrating without
festival without informing, which
informing their leads to their
Supervisors firing from the
company.
 Analysis of the field Study

1. Labour Union was present in only one company. In most of the

companies, the management took care of the IR issues. The
labourers could directly discuss with management in case of any
issues.
2. 50% of the firms of field study had employed contract labour. All the
three firms employing contract labour paid them minimum wage
fixed by the government. There was considerable difference
between the salary of permanent and contract labourers.
3. Benefits like PF and ESI are paid to all labourers (both contract and
permanent).
4. There were no women labourers in all the firms.
5. Most of the contract workers take long leaves with informing their
employer and this is one of the main reasons for their firing.