Strictly speaking, yes, my dear anonymous friend. The term " worker " as defined u/s 2(l) of the Factories Act,1948 means a person employed , directly or by or through any agency including a contractor in any manufacturing process or in any other kind of work incidental to, or, connected with the manufacturing process.
However, a conjunctive reading of the deeming provision of "contract labor" u/s 2(1)(b) and the definition of the term "workman " u/s 2(1)(i) of the CLRA Act,1970 would give a negative answer to your query as the outsourced graduate staff, officers for the manufacturing activity may escape the ambit of the definition of sec.2(1)(i) by virtue of their supervisory capacity coupled with their salary.
However, a conjunctive reading of the deeming provision of "contract labor" u/s 2(1)(b) and the definition of the term "workman " u/s 2(1)(i) of the CLRA Act,1970 would give a negative answer to your query as the outsourced graduate staff, officers for the manufacturing activity may escape the ambit of the definition of sec.2(1)(i) by virtue of their supervisory capacity coupled with their salary.