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"Your Duty...": Chief Justice On Bengal's 'No Night Shift For Women' Note
Chief Justice of India DY Chandrachud today criticised a West Bengal government's notification saying state-run hospitals would avoid allotting night shifts to women doctors, stressing that it is the State's duty to provide them security.
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35% Of Indian Doctors, Mostly Women, Feel Unsafe During Night Shifts: Study
An IMA study has revealed that one-third of its respondent doctors, majority of them being women, felt "unsafe" or "very unsafe" during their night shifts, so much so that some even felt the need to start carrying weapons for self-defence.
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Special App, Safe Zones: Bengal's Measures For Women Working Night Shifts
The West Bengal government has proposed several measures for the safety of working women during the night shift amid a nationwide outrage over the rape and murder of a trainee doctor during her 36-hour shift at a Kolkata hospital.
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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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Free Transport Among New Rules For Women Working Late In UP
In order to provide a safe environment for women at the workplace, the Yogi Adityanath-led Uttar Pradesh government on Saturday, in an order, stated that no women worker can be bound to do the night shift in factories across the state.
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Research Suggests That Night Shift Work Is Linked To Menstrual Irregularity
As per the study, women who work in nights shifts may experience irregular periods and a higher risk of endometriosis. Read here to know the findings of the study.
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Kerala Chief Minister Wants Ban On Women Doing Night Shifts In Factories To Go
Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan on Thursday made a strong pitch for ending a legal ban which prevents women workers from doing night shifts in factories.
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"Don't Have Women On Night Shift": KCR To Transport Staff After Veterinarian's Rape, Murder
Telangana Chief Minister K Chandrashekar Rao, reacting to the gang-rape and murder of a 26-year-old veterinarian, made a potentially controversial statement by saying that women employees of the state transport body should not be made to work at night as a safety measure.
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Registered Factories Can Employ Women In Night Shifts: Karnataka
The Karnataka government today issued a notification allowing women to work in night shifts (7 pm to 6 am) in all factories registered under the factories act.
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Goa Assembly Passes Law To Allow Women To Work In Night Shift
The Goa Assembly on Thursday passed a bill which allows women in the industrial sector to work in the night shift.
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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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Night Shifts During Pregnancy May Increase Miscarriage Risk: Study
The findings showed that after the eighth week of pregnancy, women who had worked two or more night shifts had a 32 per cent higher risk of miscarriage compared with women who had not worked any night shifts.
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Night Shifts Can Raise Risk Of Early Menopause: Study
An early menopause could also come from the stress of working late at night, as stress hormones are believed to disrupt sex hormones like oestrogen. Read here to know more.
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Government Allows Women To Work In Underground Coal Mines
The Central Government on Monday decided to allow women to work in underground coal mines and also do night shifts in open cast or over ground mines, in a bid to bring about greater gender equality and generate more employment opportunities for women.
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"Your Duty...": Chief Justice On Bengal's 'No Night Shift For Women' Note
Chief Justice of India DY Chandrachud today criticised a West Bengal government's notification saying state-run hospitals would avoid allotting night shifts to women doctors, stressing that it is the State's duty to provide them security.
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35% Of Indian Doctors, Mostly Women, Feel Unsafe During Night Shifts: Study
An IMA study has revealed that one-third of its respondent doctors, majority of them being women, felt "unsafe" or "very unsafe" during their night shifts, so much so that some even felt the need to start carrying weapons for self-defence.
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Special App, Safe Zones: Bengal's Measures For Women Working Night Shifts
The West Bengal government has proposed several measures for the safety of working women during the night shift amid a nationwide outrage over the rape and murder of a trainee doctor during her 36-hour shift at a Kolkata hospital.
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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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Free Transport Among New Rules For Women Working Late In UP
In order to provide a safe environment for women at the workplace, the Yogi Adityanath-led Uttar Pradesh government on Saturday, in an order, stated that no women worker can be bound to do the night shift in factories across the state.
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Research Suggests That Night Shift Work Is Linked To Menstrual Irregularity
As per the study, women who work in nights shifts may experience irregular periods and a higher risk of endometriosis. Read here to know the findings of the study.
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Kerala Chief Minister Wants Ban On Women Doing Night Shifts In Factories To Go
Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan on Thursday made a strong pitch for ending a legal ban which prevents women workers from doing night shifts in factories.
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"Don't Have Women On Night Shift": KCR To Transport Staff After Veterinarian's Rape, Murder
Telangana Chief Minister K Chandrashekar Rao, reacting to the gang-rape and murder of a 26-year-old veterinarian, made a potentially controversial statement by saying that women employees of the state transport body should not be made to work at night as a safety measure.
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Registered Factories Can Employ Women In Night Shifts: Karnataka
The Karnataka government today issued a notification allowing women to work in night shifts (7 pm to 6 am) in all factories registered under the factories act.
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Goa Assembly Passes Law To Allow Women To Work In Night Shift
The Goa Assembly on Thursday passed a bill which allows women in the industrial sector to work in the night shift.
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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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Night Shifts During Pregnancy May Increase Miscarriage Risk: Study
The findings showed that after the eighth week of pregnancy, women who had worked two or more night shifts had a 32 per cent higher risk of miscarriage compared with women who had not worked any night shifts.
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Night Shifts Can Raise Risk Of Early Menopause: Study
An early menopause could also come from the stress of working late at night, as stress hormones are believed to disrupt sex hormones like oestrogen. Read here to know more.
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Government Allows Women To Work In Underground Coal Mines
The Central Government on Monday decided to allow women to work in underground coal mines and also do night shifts in open cast or over ground mines, in a bid to bring about greater gender equality and generate more employment opportunities for women.
