Cornered over women’s safety concerns in recent months, the Mohan Majhi Government has issued a notification outlining measures to create a safer workplace environment for women, including a ban on employing adolescent females during night shifts
Labour and Employee’s State Insurance Department in the notification said the consent of women employees willing to work at night would have to be taken in writing while there will be at least three women employees, which may include onsite woman employer.
“No adolescent will be allowed to work whether as an employee or otherwise in any establishment during night,” the government made it clear.
The conditions for engaging women in night shifts say adequate transportation facilities with GPS tracking system to pick-up and drop women employees at or near their residence would have to be provided. The establishment would obtain bio-data and police verification of each driver of the night transportation vehicle, whether employed directly or through service provider.
“The employer will 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,” the notification elaborates.
