Delhi govt directs labour dept to allow women to work night shifts with consent

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New Delhi: Delhi govt has directed the labour department to make necessary changes in laws to allow women to work night shifts, but only with their consent.
Officials said the directions were issued during a meeting chaired by lieutenant governor VK Saxena, which was also attended by chief minister Rekha Gupta, some of her colleagues in the council of ministers, and top city bureaucrats. The meeting aimed to review the status and progress of various aspects related to the flagship schemes, ‘ease of doing business' and ‘maximum governance - minimum government'.[Read More]