Legislative Measures for Women Labour in India
Keywords:
Women Labour, Act, Legislative measures, Employment, RemunerationAbstract
In most of the developed countries have attained the point of full employment and thus, the debate on the extent of employment is now risen and there is room for more women in the labour force. On the other hand, labour is in surplus and the per capita income is very low, the need of providing employment for women looks rather essential in underdeveloped or developing countries. It is however stated that some people may argue that male workers are in surplus, the issue of employment of women should be out of order. As per report of the World Bank in India women are generally employed low at 23.4 per cent as a proportion of the working age in comparison to neighboring countries like Bhutan (58.3 per cent), Nepal (81.6 per cent), China (60.63 per cent), Bangladesh (36.14 per cent), Myanmar (47.54 per cent) and Sri Lanka (34.75 per cent). The Economic Survey report also stated that about India’s female labor force has declined by 7.8 per cent from 33.1 per cent in 2011-12 to 25.3 per cent in 2017-18. Different Acts such as Factories Act, 1948; The Workmen’s Compensation Act, 1923, The Mines Act, 1952 and also different acts have been passed by the Government of India and States Legislative assembly in order to promote various welfare measures among the female labour in India.
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