New Delhi: The NHRC has issued a notice to the Center over alleged "anti-labour practices" at the warehouses of a multinational company in Haryana's Manesar, officials said on Wednesday.
The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) has found that the contents of the news report, if true, raise serious issues of human rights of workers in violation of labor laws and guidelines issued by the Union Ministry of Labor and Employment. From time to time.
The NHRC in a statement said it has taken suo motu cognizance of a media report that at one of the warehouses of a multinational company in Haryana's Manesar, "a pledge was taken from a 24-year-old employee that he would not take toilets." Or the water stayed put until they finished unloading packages from six trucks, each 24 feet long, after their team's 30-minute tea break ended.,
"A female employee at the Manesar warehouse reportedly said that there were no toilet facilities available at the workplace," it said.
Reportedly, labor unions in India have accused five warehouses in and around Manesar of violating rules outlined in the Factories Act, 1948, the rights panel said.
Although labor inspectors may demand reforms, enforcement is limited.
Accordingly, the NHRC has issued a notice to the Secretary, Union Ministry of Labor and Employment, seeking a detailed report within a week.
Issuing the notice, the Commission has also said that the government is emphasizing on improving the living standards of the workers."Apart from ensuring fair payment of minimum wages to workers, government schemes have been launched to provide social security to workers, including safe working environment, safety gear in hazardous working conditions, medical insurance and free annual health check-up workers by employers,” it said.
A scheme – 'Shramev Jayate' was launched in 2014 with the aim of developing the country and providing maximum benefits to the workers. The Maternity Benefit Amendment Act, 2017 also came into force to increase paid maternity leave from 12 weeks to 26 weeks, the statement said.
According to news reports, one of the workers, who works ten hours a day five days a week and earns Rs 10,088 per month, said that even though they work continuously without breaks, including 30-minute lunch and tea breaks , but they can't do that.Unload more than four trucks per day, it said.
A female employee also claimed that she stands for nine hours a day and has to evaluate 60 small products or 40 medium-sized products per hour while on duty. The multinational company has reportedly faced similar allegations at the international level as well, the statement said.
The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) has found that the contents of the news report, if true, raise serious issues of human rights of workers in violation of labor laws and guidelines issued by the Union Ministry of Labor and Employment. From time to time.
The NHRC in a statement said it has taken suo motu cognizance of a media report that at one of the warehouses of a multinational company in Haryana's Manesar, "a pledge was taken from a 24-year-old employee that he would not take toilets." Or the water stayed put until they finished unloading packages from six trucks, each 24 feet long, after their team's 30-minute tea break ended.,
"A female employee at the Manesar warehouse reportedly said that there were no toilet facilities available at the workplace," it said.
Reportedly, labor unions in India have accused five warehouses in and around Manesar of violating rules outlined in the Factories Act, 1948, the rights panel said.
Although labor inspectors may demand reforms, enforcement is limited.
Accordingly, the NHRC has issued a notice to the Secretary, Union Ministry of Labor and Employment, seeking a detailed report within a week.
Issuing the notice, the Commission has also said that the government is emphasizing on improving the living standards of the workers."Apart from ensuring fair payment of minimum wages to workers, government schemes have been launched to provide social security to workers, including safe working environment, safety gear in hazardous working conditions, medical insurance and free annual health check-up workers by employers,” it said.
A scheme – 'Shramev Jayate' was launched in 2014 with the aim of developing the country and providing maximum benefits to the workers. The Maternity Benefit Amendment Act, 2017 also came into force to increase paid maternity leave from 12 weeks to 26 weeks, the statement said.
According to news reports, one of the workers, who works ten hours a day five days a week and earns Rs 10,088 per month, said that even though they work continuously without breaks, including 30-minute lunch and tea breaks , but they can't do that.Unload more than four trucks per day, it said.
A female employee also claimed that she stands for nine hours a day and has to evaluate 60 small products or 40 medium-sized products per hour while on duty. The multinational company has reportedly faced similar allegations at the international level as well, the statement said.
