Occupational and Health Rights of Women and Legal Protection

Abstract

Health of an individual is closely linked to his/her status in the society. Women universally have lower status. The society ascribes to the two sexes different attitudes, feelings, values, behaviours and activities. Women are seen only in their reproductive roles and their productive roles are completely ignored. There is enough evidence to show that almost all the women are economically active. However majority of them work in the unorganised sector and consequently get hardly any benefits made by the provisions of the law. Women get less money
for their work, get no medical and other benefits that the employment rules provide. Women are also not protected by the rules of working hours or the leave benefits. Women have double disadvantage because of these discriminations because women bear a triple burden of reproduction, production and domestic work.