Bill on women's job security and minimum wages soon:Dattatreya

Vijayawada: The government will introduce a bill on women's job security and minimum wages in Parliament soon, Union Labour Minister Bandaru Dattatreya said on Friday.

The minister was speaking on the sidelines of a state conference on the issues of women employees, organised by the Andhra Pradesh Women Commission. He said the bill will be introduced soon, but didn't specified whether the legislation will be brought in forthcoming winter session of Parliament.
"Union government is considering to bring comprehensive amendments to the Domestic Violence Act, Child Labour Act, Bonus Act, Provident Fund Act, ESI Act and other laws related to labours," he said.

Citing statistics, Dattatreya said that about 30 lakh women are currently employed as domestic servants in country but they are not protected by any law and they deserve legal protection.

The minister also said the Centre has taken various initiatives to provide skill development training for women to improve their employment opportunities.

Source: PTI