establishment

means— (a) a place where any industry, trade, business, manufacture or occupation is carried on; or (b) a factory, motor transport undertaking, newspaper establishment, audiovisual production, building and other construction work or plantation; or (c) a mine, port or vicinity of port where dock work is carried out. Explanation.—For the purposes of Chapter III, where an establishment consists of different departments or has branches, whether situate in the same place or in different places, all such departments or branches shall be treated as parts of the same establishment

means any place where any industry, trade, business, manufacture or occupation is carried on and includes Government establishment

means— (i) a place where any industry, trade, business, manufacturing or occupation is carried on in which ten or more workers are employed; or (ii) motor transport undertaking, newspaper establishment, audio-video production, building and other construction work or plantation, in which ten or more workers are employed; or (iii) factory, for the purpose of Chapter II, in which ten or more workers are employed, notwithstanding the threshold of workers provided in clause (w); or (iv) a mine or port or vicinity of port where dock work is carried out: Provided that in sub-clauses (i) and (ii), the threshold of worker specified therein shall not be applicable in case of such establishment or class of establishments, in which such hazardous or life threatening activity is being carried on, as may be notified by the Central Government: Provided further that notwithstanding any threshold provided in the definition of factory in clause (w), for the purposes of Chapter II, the establishment specified in sub-clause (i) or sub-clause (ii) or sub-clause (iii) shall be deemed to be the establishment within the meaning of this clause though the number of employees employed are ten or more