Briefly discuss the hours of works, welfare measures and other conditions of Building Construction Workers.

Chapter VI (Sections 28-37) of the Building and Other Construction Workers (Regulation of Employment and Conditions of Service) Act, 1996 makes provisions for working hours, overtime wages and other social welfare of building workers. The Appropriate Government may, by rules, a) fix the number of hours of work which shall constitute a normal working day for a building worker, inclusive of one or more specified intervals; (b) provide for a day of rest in every period of seven days which shall be allowed to all building workers and for the payment of remuneration in respect of such days of rest; (c) provide for payment of work on a day of rest at a rate not less than the overtime rate. Further for welfare measures and other conditions of service of building workers, the Act provides provisions pertaining to wages for overtime work; maintenance of registers and records; Prohibition of employment of certain persons in certain building or other construction work; drinking water; latrines and urinals; accommodation; creches; first-aid and canteens, etc.