Ministry of Labour & Employment, Govt. of India has enacted “The Building and Other Construction Workers (Regulation of Employment and Conditions of Services) Act, 1996” (Main Act) and the B.O.C.W.Cess Act, 1996 (Cess Act) to address the concerns regarding safety, health & welfare of larger number of workers employed in construction sector.

The Inter-State Migrant Workmen Act, 1979 was an Act of the Parliament of India enacted to regulate the condition of service of inter-state labourers in Indian labour law. The Act's purpose was to protect workers whose services are requisitioned outside their native states in India.