13. Wage rates and other conditions of service of inter-State migrant workmen.—(1) The wage rates, holidays, hours of work and other conditions of service of an inter-State migrant workman shall,— (a) in a case where such workman performs in any establishment, the same or similar kind of work as is being performed by any other workman in that establishment, be the same as those applicable to such other workman; and (b) in any other case, be such as may be prescribed by the appropriate Government: Provided that an inter-State migrant workman shall in no case be paid less than the wages fixed under the Minimum Wages Act, 1948 (11 of 1948). (2) Notwithstanding anything contained in any other law for the time being in force, wages payable to an inter-State migrant workman under this section shall be paid in cash.
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Section 1 · Short title, extent, commencement and application.Section 2 · Definitions.Section 3 · Appointment of registering officers.Section 4 · Registration of certain establishments.Section 5 · Revocation of registration in certain cases.Section 6 · Prohibition against employment of inter-State migrant workmen without registration.Section 7 · Appointment of licensing officers.Section 8 · Licensing of contractors.India Code, Government of India. Text fetched 12 Oct 2026. Check the linked official text and subsequent notifications when applying a provision.