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Tamil Nadu Withdraws 12-Hour Shifts A Day Rule In Factories
The Tamil Nadu government has withdrawn the Factories (Amendment) Act 2023, which extended the working hours to 12 a day, in the interest of workers, Chief Minister M K Stalin said on Monday.
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Tamil Nadu Withholds Bill That Allows 12-Hour Shift In Factories
The Tamil Nadu government has decided to withhold amendments to the Factories Act, 1948, which was passed last week amid strong criticism and protests.
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Tamil Nadu Factories Bill Providing Flexible Working Hours Passed Amid Protests
The Tamil Nadu Assembly today passed the Factories (Amendment) Act 2023 providing flexible working hours for employees in factories across the State, amidst protests by several parties.
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Karnataka Assembly Passes Bill For Women To Work Night Shifts At Factories
The Karnataka Legislative Assembly on Wednesday passed a Bill, amending the Factories Act, to allow women to work night shifts at factories.
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After Taiwan Photos, Congress Uses Jharkhand Video To Show Assam Shooting
Assam Finance Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Saturday labelled the state Congress unit a "fake news factory" for using a video of a mock drill in Jharkhand as police brutality during protests against the Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA) in December 2019.
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Goa Government Approves Law Amendment To Allow Women In Night Shifts
Women activists Saturday welcomed the Goa government's decision to approve an amendment to the Factories Act which will allow deployment of women in night shifts in industries.
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Goa Approves Amendment Allowing Women In Industries To Work Night Shifts
The Goa cabinet Wednesday approved an amendment to the Factories Act which will allow industries to employ women for night shifts.
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Cabinet Clears Amendment To Maternity Benefits, Factories Act
The Cabinet today gave ex-post facto approval to the amendments made to the Maternity Benefits Act, that aims to raise maternity leave for women from 12 weeks to 26 weeks.
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Child Labour Law Amendments Will Make Things Worse, Say Experts
Six-year-old Babu's (name changed) face was shining with sparkles he was embellishing bangles with and has been working for almost 15 hours when he was rescued from a bangle-making unit in West Delhi, a few years ago. He was barely able to recollect his parents' names.
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Draft Bill on Small Factories to be Introduced in Budget Session
The NDA government is all set to move amendment proposals to Child Labour (Prohibition and Regulation) Bill and Factories Act, 1948 and introduce a Draft Bill on Small Factories (Regulation of Employment and Condition of Service) in the upcoming Budget session, Union Labour Minister B Dattatreya said on Saturday.
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Tamil Nadu Withdraws 12-Hour Shifts A Day Rule In Factories
The Tamil Nadu government has withdrawn the Factories (Amendment) Act 2023, which extended the working hours to 12 a day, in the interest of workers, Chief Minister M K Stalin said on Monday.
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Tamil Nadu Withholds Bill That Allows 12-Hour Shift In Factories
The Tamil Nadu government has decided to withhold amendments to the Factories Act, 1948, which was passed last week amid strong criticism and protests.
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Tamil Nadu Factories Bill Providing Flexible Working Hours Passed Amid Protests
The Tamil Nadu Assembly today passed the Factories (Amendment) Act 2023 providing flexible working hours for employees in factories across the State, amidst protests by several parties.
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Karnataka Assembly Passes Bill For Women To Work Night Shifts At Factories
The Karnataka Legislative Assembly on Wednesday passed a Bill, amending the Factories Act, to allow women to work night shifts at factories.
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After Taiwan Photos, Congress Uses Jharkhand Video To Show Assam Shooting
Assam Finance Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Saturday labelled the state Congress unit a "fake news factory" for using a video of a mock drill in Jharkhand as police brutality during protests against the Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA) in December 2019.
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Goa Government Approves Law Amendment To Allow Women In Night Shifts
Women activists Saturday welcomed the Goa government's decision to approve an amendment to the Factories Act which will allow deployment of women in night shifts in industries.
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Goa Approves Amendment Allowing Women In Industries To Work Night Shifts
The Goa cabinet Wednesday approved an amendment to the Factories Act which will allow industries to employ women for night shifts.
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Cabinet Clears Amendment To Maternity Benefits, Factories Act
The Cabinet today gave ex-post facto approval to the amendments made to the Maternity Benefits Act, that aims to raise maternity leave for women from 12 weeks to 26 weeks.
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Child Labour Law Amendments Will Make Things Worse, Say Experts
Six-year-old Babu's (name changed) face was shining with sparkles he was embellishing bangles with and has been working for almost 15 hours when he was rescued from a bangle-making unit in West Delhi, a few years ago. He was barely able to recollect his parents' names.
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Draft Bill on Small Factories to be Introduced in Budget Session
The NDA government is all set to move amendment proposals to Child Labour (Prohibition and Regulation) Bill and Factories Act, 1948 and introduce a Draft Bill on Small Factories (Regulation of Employment and Condition of Service) in the upcoming Budget session, Union Labour Minister B Dattatreya said on Saturday.
