Employment and Labour Laws For Women in India

Author - Rashi Suri

Nowadays women are working in almost all the sectors and industries in the field. This could be possible due to the various regulations and laws have been implemented in the country in their favour. However, this was not the situation earlier. Women were facing lots of problems while they were employed, such as ill-treatment and inequality at work, the poor quality of work provided to them, safety issues, childbirth and maternity leaves issues, etc. To fix women’s issues, various provisions have been added in the employment and labour law for the benefits for women’s employment.

The parliament has passed over 30 Laws to safeguard the basic rights of the labour. « Read more » about laws enacted by the parliament and mandatory benefits provided to women to help them catch up rapidly.