Government plans maternity benefit for 10 crore women in informal sector

[Informalisation and Labour Rights - Related News]

Government plans to extend paid maternity leave benefit to women in unorganised sector too after the Rajya Sabha passed a bill unanimously to provide for 26 weeks of leave to working mothers in the formal sector. The government estimates that there are 8-10 crore women, of total workforce of 43 crore in the unorganised sector. The Labour Ministry will be writing to the states for discussing ways to provide this benefit to women working in unorganised sector.