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The Factories (Amendment) Bill, 2014

By: Harveer Singhtwitter.com/iastoss+91-880-2009-420

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## The Factories (Amendment) Bill, 2014

• This is a social legislation aimed at ensuring occupational safety, health and welfare of workers at the workplace.

• The Act will apply to factories with 40 workers, if without electricity; and 20 workers, if with electricity (the present condition respectively is 20 and 10)

• Discrimination in terms of gender to be removed. (sufficient amenities and ensure safety.)

• Prosecution of factory owners to be commuted to penalties for minor offences.

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• Overtime from 50 hours a quarter to 100 hours.• from 75 hours to 125 hours occupations related

to public interest with the approval of state governments.

• Annual leave with pay for employees after rendering service for 90 days than the previous provision of 240 days.

• Improved facilities.

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Criticism

• This reduces the number of workers who will get the right to safer workspaces, provision of drinking water, proper toilets, an eight-hour work day, paid holidays and higher remuneration for overtime.

• The Prosecutor becomes the facilitator for corporates.

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