Labour and Social Welfare

Which of the following are true in context of ILO?
1. India is one of the founding members of ILO.
2. It has 190 member states.
3. In 1946, the ILO became a specialised agency of the United Nations.
4. It was created in 1919, as part of the Treaty of Versailles.

According to the Building and other Construction Workers (regulation of employment and conditions of service) Act, 1996, an employer needs to maintain canteen for a minimum number of how many employees?

Any employer who pays to any employee less than the minimum rates of wages fixed for that employee's class of work shall be punishable with imprisonment for a term which may extend to . . . . . . . . months.

As per the provisions of the Factories Act, 1948, when a worker is superannuated or dies while in-service, within how many months the wages in lieu ofthe leave to which he was entitled to, has to be paid from the date of such superannuation or death?

According to the Child Labour (Prohibition and Regulation) Act, 1986 who is a child?

Match the basic content of the theory List-I with the theories List-II.

List-I	List-II
a. Wages paid are equal to the productivity of the last worker hired	1. Taussig's Theory of Wages
b. Wages, hours and working conditions are largely a matter of relative bargaining strength of two sides	2. Marginal Productivity Theory
c. Wages are residue left over after the other factors of production have been paid wages	3. The Bargaining Theory
d. Wages equal the total product of labour of the marginal firm minus the amount discounted by the employer for advance support of the worker	4. Residual Claimant Theory

As per the provisions of the Payment of Gratuity Act, 1972, an employee working in a seasonal establishment shall be deemed to be in continuous service if he has served for not less than

Social security provided by a 'means test' is called

Trade unions not only take care of wages/salaries of the workers but also provide valuable . . . . . . . . and . . . . . . . . to the workers.

Assertion (A) Imperfections existing in the employment markets are the causative factor for wage differentials.
Reason (R) In developed countries, interindustry wage differentials are narrowing.