This PPT presentation summarizes the key aspects of The Factories (Amendment) Bill, 2014 in India. The bill aims to improve occupational safety, health and welfare for workers by expanding coverage to factories with 40+ workers (previously 20+) and allowing for increased overtime limits. It also removes discrimination based on gender and reduces prosecution of factory owners for minor offenses. However, critics argue it reduces protections for many workers and turns prosecutors into facilitators for corporations.

1. The Factories (Amendment) Bill,
2014
By: Harveer Singh
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2. ## The Factories (Amendment) Bill,
2014
• This is a social legislation aimed at ensuring
occupational safety, health and welfare of
workers at the workplace.
• The Act will apply to factories with 40 workers, if
without electricity; and 20 workers, if with
electricity (the present condition respectively is
20 and 10)
• Discrimination in terms of gender to be removed.
(sufficient amenities and ensure safety.)
• Prosecution of factory owners to be commuted to
penalties for minor offences.
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3. • Overtime from 50 hours a quarter to 100
hours.
• from 75 hours to 125 hours occupations
related to public interest with the approval of
state governments.
• Annual leave with pay for employees after
rendering service for 90 days than the
previous provision of 240 days.
• Improved facilities.
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4. Criticism
• This reduces the number of workers who will
get the right to safer workspaces, provision of
drinking water, proper toilets, an eight-hour
work day, paid holidays and higher
remuneration for overtime.
• The Prosecutor becomes the facilitator for
corporates.
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5. Thank You.
•For any
feedback/query/word of
thanks, the Tutor can be
contacted at
harveersinh@gmail.com
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