▁Mis cell aneous ▁Pro vis ions ▁Act , ▁ 1 9 5 2 , ▁provides ▁for ▁comp uls ory ▁contrib ut ory ▁fund ▁for ▁the ▁future ▁of ▁an ▁employee ▁after ▁his / her ▁ret irement ▁or ▁for ▁his / her ▁depend ents ▁in ▁case ▁of ▁employee ' s ▁early ▁death . ▁It ▁extends ▁to ▁the ▁whole ▁of ▁India ▁except ▁the ▁State ▁of ▁Jam mu ▁and ▁K ash mir ▁and ▁is ▁applicable ▁to : ▁every ▁factory ▁engaged ▁in ▁any ▁industry ▁specified ▁in ▁Sch edule ▁ 1 ▁in ▁which ▁ 2 0 ▁or ▁more ▁persons ▁are ▁employed . ▁every ▁other ▁establishment ▁employ ing ▁ 2 0 ▁or ▁more ▁persons ▁or ▁class ▁of ▁such ▁establish ments ▁that ▁the ▁Central ▁G ov t . ▁may ▁notify . ▁any ▁other ▁establishment ▁so ▁not ified ▁by ▁the ▁Central ▁Government ▁even ▁if ▁employ ing ▁less ▁than ▁ 2 0 ▁persons . ▁ ▁Work place ▁participation ▁ ▁Trade ▁un ions ▁ ▁Article ▁ 1 9 ( 1 )( c ) ▁of ▁the ▁Constitution ▁of ▁India ▁gives ▁everyone ▁an ▁en force able ▁right ▁" to ▁form ▁associations ▁or ▁un ions ". ▁ ▁The ▁Trade ▁Un ions ▁Act ▁ 1 9 2 6 , ▁am ended ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 1 , ▁contains ▁rules ▁on ▁govern ance ▁and ▁general ▁rights ▁of ▁trade ▁un ions . ▁ ▁Board ▁representation ▁ ▁It ▁was ▁the ▁view ▁of ▁many ▁in ▁the ▁Indian ▁Independ ence ▁Mov ement , ▁including ▁Mah at ma ▁Gand hi , ▁that ▁workers ▁had ▁as ▁much ▁of ▁a ▁right ▁to ▁particip ate ▁in