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Hans India
4 days ago
- Business
- Hans India
State allows women to work in night shifts
Bhubaneswar: The Odisha government has allowed women to work in night shifts in commercial establishments, but written consent would be mandatory, according to a notification. The Labour and Employees' State Insurance department issued a detailed guideline, allowing women to work in night shifts in factories, shops and other commercial establishments. At least three women employees should be there on the night shift, and adequate transportation facilities with a GPS-tracking system to pick and drop them should be arranged. No adolescent women will be allowed to work, whether as an employee or otherwise, in any establishment during the night, it said. 'The employer shall provide toilet or washroom and drinking water facilities near the workplace where such women employees are employed, with provisions of closed-circuit television (CCTV) surveillance and proper lighting, including the passages towards conveniences,' it added. The decision will increase employment opportunities for women, the notification said. The State government has recently made amendments to the Odisha Shops and Commercial Establishments Act, 1956, allowing women to work in night shifts. Labour Minister Ganesh Ram Singkhuntia said, 'After getting instructions from the Centre, we have allowed women to work at night. Female employees will have to give their written consent, expressing their willingness to work at night.' The Opposition BJD, however, criticised the government. 'Women will have to give a self-declaration to work on the night shifts. It means they will have to protect themselves.
New Indian Express
20-05-2025
- Business
- New Indian Express
Odisha DyCM KV Singh Deo in Bhutan to attend global conclave on labour mobility
BHUBANESWAR: Deputy chief minister KV Singh Deo is on a two-day visit to Bhutan to attend the South Asia Labour Mobility Conference organised by the World Bank. Singh Deo will represent India in the two-day international conference to be held at Thimphu, the national capital of Bhutan, beginning May 20. He is currently holding the post of chairman of the task force on distress migration. Distress migration being a major issue of the state, Singh Deo said the international conference will be helpful in finding a permanent solution to the vexed problem through policy formation. Principal secretary of Labour and Employees' State Insurance department, Chitra Arumugam is also attending the conference along with Singh Deo. About 100 representatives from Bhutan, Middle East countries, North Africa, Italy, Australia, United Arab Emirates, Philippines, Papua New Guinea, Maldives, Sri Lanka, Nepal, Jamaica, Bangladesh, World Bank and government officials will participate in the conference.
