The Government of Haryana on March 14, 2024, notified regarding the conditions in respect of any factory which applies for the exemption for employing women in the factory during the night shift i.e. between the hours of 07.00 PM to 06.00 AM, in respect of their Safety and Security.
The following conditions have been stated:
• No women shall be subjected to sexual harassment at any workplace in the factories.
• Every occupier of the factory shall constitute by an order in writing, a Committee to be known as the Internal Committee (IC) as per Section 4(1) of the Sexual Harassment of Women at Workplace (Prevention, Prohibition and Redressal) Act, 2013.
• The order regarding the constitution of the Internal Committee and Policy on the prohibition of sexual harassment shall be displayed at conspicuous places in the workplace.
• The occupier shall provide proper lighting and CCTV cameras not only inside the factory but also surrounding of the factory and to all places where the female workers may move out of necessity in the course of their work.
• The occupier or manager shall see that the women workers are employed in a batch of not less than 10.
• Sufficient women security guards shall also be provided at the entry as well as the exit point of the factory.
• The supervisors or shift-in-charge or other supervisory staff deputed for the women workers working during the night shift shall be a woman.
This notification will come into force from March 14, 2024 and shall be valid for 1 year.
[Notification No 11/6/2022-4lab]
