2012 · Q65
The main objective of the Minimum Wages Act, 1948 is to safeguard the interests of the workers engaged in :
Industrial Relations and Labour LawsLabour legislation
- AUnorganized sector
- BOrganized sector
- CIndustrial sector
- DAgricultural sector
Explanation
The Minimum Wages Act, 1948 was enacted to safeguard workers in sweated, unorganized employments where bargaining power is weakest, by fixing minimum rates of wages. Its core constituency is the unorganized sector rather than the organized, industrial or agricultural sectors as such. Hence option A.