Recently, a survey was conducted to study the effects of amendment to the Maternity Benefit Act on women’s employment and on representation of female workforce in India.
Issue
Context
Background
About
Maternity Benefit (Amendment) Act, 2017
Maternity Benefit (Amendment) Act came into effect from April 1, 2017.
Analysis
Key Amendments
Criticism of the Act
Recent reforms introduced by the Government
Central guidelines for crèches at workplaces
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Drawbacks in the Ministry of Labour Proposal
On 12 September 2018, the Ministry of labour and employment proposed changes that have several drawbacks:
Way Forward
Learning Aid
Practice Question:
Ineffective and shoddy legislation remains the main reason behind India’s persistently low female labour force participation rate. Discuss critically.
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