(1) In accordance with the provisions of this Code, the statutory standards and employer duties governing Past liabilities of migrant workers shall be enforced across all industrial premises, factories, mines, and workplaces throughout India.
(2) Every occupier, principal employer, contractor, and manager shall strictly implement the environmental benchmarks, machinery safeguards, working hour limitations, and welfare facilities specified under this section.
(3) Failure to maintain the health and safety standards mandated under this section shall constitute a punishable offence under Chapter XI, attracting fines and imprisonment where serious bodily injury or fatality occurs.
Legal Commentary & Landmark Judgments: Section 63
Section 63 of the Code provides that any debt, advance, or loan incurred by an inter-State migrant worker to a recruiter, contractor, or employer prior to employment shall not be recoverable through deductions from wages or forced service, extinguishing debt bondage mechanisms.
Corporate procurement contracts must require labor contractors to execute a statutory affidavit confirming that no advances or recruitment fees were charged to workers. Any deduction from monthly payroll purporting to repay recruitment loans constitutes an immediate criminal violation under Section 84.