CURRENT AFFAIRS

Detailed explanation-1: -Gujarat govt announces exemptions for new projects from provisions of labour laws. In a bid to give a fillip to the industrial activity affected by the lockdown, the Gujarat government announced exemptions for the new projects from the provisions of labour laws.

Detailed explanation-2: -Currently, there are over 100 state laws and 40 central laws regulating various aspects of labour such as resolution of industrial disputes, working conditions, social security, and wages.

Detailed explanation-3: -The Factories Acts, 1883 and 1893- It was the first labour law by British which stipulated eight hours of work, the abolition of child labour, and the restriction of women in night employment, and the introduction of overtime wages for work beyond eight hours.

Detailed explanation-4: -According to the new laws on labour, the working hours for a day are 12 hours, while the weekly hours of work are 48 hours. That means that companies or factories can work a full week. The overtime has increased from 50 to 125 hours per quarter across different sectors.