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Rights of workers
I constitute this missive arsenic the Deputy Director (Media and Communication), Ministry of Labour and Employment. The information and wellness of workers moving successful factories are ensured done the provisions of Factories Act, 1948 and rules framed thereunder. These are implemented by the respective State governments. The Occupational Safety, Health and Working Conditions (OSH and WC) Code, 2020 has rationalised and amalgamated provisions of 13 cardinal labour laws which see the Factories Act 1948. The OSH and WC Code has categorically placed statutory work connected employers to support the health, information and moving conditions of employees arsenic successful the provisions of the Code and standards issued by the Central Government. Several caller provisions person been included successful the OSH and WC Code to beforehand workplace information and the wellness of workers. The issuance of assignment letters to each worker has been made mandatory. Inspection provisions person been retained. Any contravention of provisions of duties of employers relating to hazardous processes is punishable with imprisonment that whitethorn widen to 2 years and fines of up to ₹5 lakh. The assertion successful the article, “Are workers’ rights being eroded?” (Online – ‘The Hindu Explains’, October 9, 2025), that the wellness and the information rights of workers volition go enforcement discretion, is factually incorrect and misleading.
Rini Choudhury,
New Delhi
India-Afghanistan ties
At a clip erstwhile China is leaving nary chromatic unturned to cosy up to nations particularly India’s neighbours and Pakistan is turning belligerent, it is imperative that India keeps Afghanistan successful bully humour. However, New Delhi indispensable transportation the autocratic authorities to follow a just rights-based system.
Aanya Singhal,
Noida, Uttar Pradesh
