Safety of Women Workers
Business
Process Organisations (BPOs) are covered under the Shops and
Establishment Act, which is a State Act and enforced by respective State
Governments. Ministry of Home Affairs has sent a detailed advisory
dated 04th September, 2009 to all State Governments and Union
Territories wherein they have been advised, inter-alia, to make a
comprehensive review of the effectiveness of the machinery in tackling
the problem of crime against women. The advisory, inter-alia, advises
the State Governments and Union Territories on gender sanitization of
the police personnel, adopting appropriate measures for swift and
salutary punishment to the persons found guilty of violence
against women, minimizing delays in investigations of crime against
women and improving the quality of investigations, setting up ‘Crime AgainstWomen Cell’
in district where these do not exist, setting up of special courts,
improving the safety conditions in road and special steps for security
of women working in night shifts of call centers.
As
far as safety provisions in textile firms are concerned, they are
governed by the Factories Act, 1948. As per Section 66 of the Factories
Act, 1948 women workers are allowed to perform any work only during
6.00 a.m. and 7.00 p.m. and in special cases with State Government
permission between 5.00 a.m. and 10.00 p.m.
In
respect of factories registered under the Factories Act, 1948,
mechanisms are in place, to initiate legal action and launch prosecution
against such factories that violate safety norms. Details of such
prosecutions for violating safety norms including safety of women filed
during the year, 2011 State-wise is given at Annexure-I.
This information was given by Minister of State for Labour & Employment Shri Kodikunnil Suresh in the Lok Sabha today in reply to a written question.
Posted by: AIPEU-GDS(NFPE) Odisha Circle.
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