After
the
tragic
demise
of
the
art
director
Raju
Sapte
by
suicide,
the
Indian
Motion
Picture
Producer's
Association
(IMPPA)
attended
a
meeting
with
the
Additional
Labour
Commissioner
along
with
the
senior
authorities
of
the
Maharashtra
Government
Labour
Commissioner's
office
on
July
12.
The
meeting
concluded
that
the
late
art
director
took
this
drastic
step
due
to
constant
mental
harassment
from
the
representatives
of
the
trade
unions.
IMMPA
then
informed
their
members
about
the
discussions
of
the
meeting
that
stated
that
the
existence
of
these
trade
and
film
unions
in
the
industry
is
illegal.
The
letter
issued
by
the
association
for
its
members
also
stated
that
the
payment
of
salaries
of
the
workers
and
employees
working
for
the
filmmakers
by
the
trade
unions
is
also
a
violation
of
the
labour
law.
One
of
the
excerpts
from
the
meeting
that
was
mentioned
in
the
letter
was
as
per
the
provisions
of
Minimum
Wages
Act,
1948,
Wages
Principal
Act,
1936
and
Contract
Workers
Act,
1970,
the
monthly
salary
and
allowances
of
the
workers
or
employees
working
for
them
by
the
concerned
film
production
companies
or
contractors
as
the
establishment
owner
in
the
bank
account
of
the
concerned
workers
and
employees
is
mandatory.
The
letter
further
mentioned
that
the
salaries
of
the
workers
and
employees
working
for
all
the
Producers
should
be
paid
through
the
bank
itself
as
it
is
illegal
to
pay
the
workers
through
the
trade
union.
The
Indian
Motion
Picture
Producer's
Association
further
informed
their
members
that
it
is
mandatory
to
pay
the
wages
of
the
workers
directly
to
the
workers
through
the
establishment,
so
the
wages,
benefits
and
allowances
should
be
paid
directly
to
their
bank
accounts.
Furthermore,
it
was
also
discussed
at
the
meeting
between
the
IMPPA
and
the
Labour
Commissioner
that
Section
18
(2)
of
the
Maharashtra
Mumbai
Shops
and
Establishment
Act
2018
provides
for
the
mandatory
issuance
of
identity
cards
by
the
producers
to
the
workers
working
for
them.
It
will
be
now
mandatory
for
the
producers
to
pay
workers/employees
working
for
the
producer/director
within
the
prescribed
time
as
per
the
provisions
of
Section
5
of
the
Salary
Payment
Act,
1936.
Furthermore,
it
will
also
be
compulsory
for
these
workers
to
keep
the
attendance
and
the
pay
scale
up
to
date
in
the
prescribed
format.
The
conclusion
of
the
meeting
was
that
no
trade
unions
could
interfere
with
the
payment
process
between
the
producers
and
their
employers.
Apart
from
this,
legal
action
can
be
taken
against
a
producer
if
he
or
she
does
not
transfer
the
worker's
wages
directly
into
their
account.