The Working Journalists and other Newspaper Employees (Conditions of Service) and Miscellaneous Provisions Act, 1955

The Working Journalists and other Newspaper Employees (Conditions of Service) and Miscellaneous Provisions Act, 1955 was enacted to regulate the conditions of service of working journalists and other newspaper employees in India. The Act covers a wide range of issues including wages, working hours, leave, holidays, termination of employment, and redressal of grievances. The Act also provides for the constitution of Wage Boards to fix and revise the wages of journalists and other newspaper employees. It aims to ensure that journalists and other newspaper employees receive fair and reasonable conditions of service, and that their rights are protected.