Tuesday, June 18, 2013

Legal provisions for women in India



The Beedi & Cigar workers (condition of employment act 1966):- Provision of creches for the benefit of women workers.
The Plantation labor act: - Women workers to be provided time for feeding children.
The Contract labor Regulation & Abolition Act, 1970: - Not to be required to work beyond 9 hours between 8am to 7pm with the exception of mid wives and nurses in plantations.
The interstate migrant workmen (Regulation of employment & condition of service) Act, 1979: - Separate toilet and washing facilities to be provided.
The factories Act, 1948: - In factories women are not to be engaged for cleaning lubricants or adjusting an apart of prime or transmission machinery, maternity leave up to 12 weeks with wages.
The mines Act, 1952: - Employment in mines in below ground prohibited.
Maternity benefit Act, 1961: - Maternity benefit to be provided on completion of 80 days working. Not required to work during six weeks immediately following the day of delivery or miscarriage. No work of arduous nature, long hours of standing likely to interface with pregnancy/normal development of focus to be given one month immediately preceding the period of six weeks before delivery. One medical certificate advanced maternity benefit to be allowed Rs 250/- as medical bonus to be given when no pre-natal confinement and post natal care is provided free of charges.
Equal remuneration Act, 1976:- Payment of equal remuneration to men and women workers for same or similar nature of work protected under the act. No discrimination in recruitment & service condition except where employment of women is prohibited or restricted by or under any law.
Employee’s state insurance (general regulation Act, 1950): - Claim for maternity. Benefit become due on the data the medical certificate is issued for miscarriage, sickness premature birth of child.
Beedi workers welfare fund Act, 1976: - Iron ore mines, manganese ore mines and chrome ore mines labor welfare fund Act 1976.
Lime stone and Dolomite mines labor welfare fund Act 1972.
Mica mines labor welfare fund Act, 1946.
Appointment of a women member in Advisory committee and central advisory committee is mandatory under these Acts.


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