Government of Gujarat issues Factories (Gujarat Amendment) Ordinance, 2025 with key amendments related to employment of women during night shifts
In brief
The Government of Gujarat recently published the Factories (Gujarat Amendment) Ordinance, 2025 (Ordinance)1, introducing key amendments to the Factories Act, 1948 (Factories Act). The Ordinance talks about the employment of women during night shifts and proposes an increase in the permissible daily working hours from 9 hours to 12 hours, while retaining the overall weekly limit of 48 hours.
Sources
- Gujarat Ordinance No. 2 OF 2025
Government of Gujarat issues Factories (Gujarat Amendment) Ordinance, 2025 with key amendments related to employment of women during night shifts
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