Section 57 of the Occupational Safety, Health and Working Conditions Code, 2020 prohibits employment of…

The proviso to section 57(1) permits contract labour in a core activity only where the activity is ordinarily done through a contractor, where it does not need full-time workers for most of the day, or where there is "any sudden increase of volume of work in the core activity" to be done in a specified time. Cost savings or the contractor's licence are not grounds. Whether an activity is core is decided by the appropriate Government, which may consult a designated authority.