Welcome to Labour Department

The main job of the Labour Department is to ensure cordial relation between employers and employee, to provide job securities, good hygienic conditions and safety measures at work sites, welfare and beneficial wages to workers in time and compensation in case of accidents, medical facilities, provisions for future etc, and thereby to improve Socio-Economic condition of the working class and to bring about industrial peace and harmony which could in turn accelerate productive activity of the country resulting in its prosperity. So far, as many as 18 (eighteen) labour laws have been enforced in the State of Sikkim, which are as under:-

Bonded Labour System (Abolition) Act, 1976.
Equal Remuneration Act, 1976
Inter State Migrant Workmen (Regulation of Employment and Condition of Services) Act, 1979.
Sikkim Shops and commercial Establishments Act, 1983.
Workmen’s Compensation Act, 1923.
Fatal Accidents Act, 1855.
Employers Liability Act, 1938.
Child Labour (Prohibition and Regulation) Act, 1986..
Payment of Wages, Act, 1936.
Employee Provident Fund and Miscellaneous Provisions Act, 1952.
Payment of Gratuity Act, 1972.
Building and other construction Workers (Regulation of Employment and Conditions of Service) Act, 1996.
Building and Other construction workers Welfare Case Act, 1996.
Minimum Wages Act, 1948
Sikkim Labour Protection Act, 2005.
Unorganized Workers Social Security Act, 2008
Apprentice Act, 1961.
Employees State Insurance Act, 1948.

ACTIVITIES OF DEPARTMENT:

Apart from providing various administrative service supports to the workers, the Labour Department is conducting seminars at major industrial units and construction sites to educate the workers regarding their rights and their duties. Basically, the seminars are on worker education, workers awareness, Welfare, Safety, Hygiene, awareness towards the Provisions of Labour Laws and duties of Workers towards the management and their establishments.

Furthermore, the ITI Rangpo, ITI Namchi and ITI Gyalshing are imparting trainings in various trades as per the guidelines of NCVT and RDAT.

LMS App Support

For assistance or inquiries regarding the LMS (Labour Management System) App, please use the following contact details:

Labour Department, Government of Sikkim
Office Address: Sokaythang, Gangtok, East Sikkim - 737102
Email: sikkimlabour@gmail.com
Website: https://labour.sikkim.gov.in

Contact Person
Name: Navin Sharma
Designation: Labour Inspector
Phone: +91 9641426064
Email: navin.sharma@sikkim.gov.in

LABOUR DEPARTMENT

GOVERNMENT OF SIKKIM

LMS App Support