18. Apprentices are trainees and not workers.—Save as otherwise provided in this Act,—
(a) every apprentice undergoing apprenticeship training in a designated trade in an establishment
shall be a trainee and not a worker; and
(b) the provisions of any law with respect to labour shall not apply to or in relation to such
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