The share of women workers in registered factories submitting annual returns – working more than the statutorily-mandated maximum limit of 48 hours in a week – increased to a 11-year high of 33.6 per cent in 2019, shows the latest annual data released by the labour bureau. In comparison, only 27.9 per cent male workers worked more than the statutorily-mandated hours. Earlier in 2008, 39.2 per cent women workers had worked more than the prescribed work time.
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