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11. Focus group discussion with Metalcorp2 (younger union) TU, 2 August 2010. 12. Focus group discussion with Metalcorp1 TU, 2 August 2010. 13. Interview with Industrial Relations Consultant, 8 March 2010. 14. Focus group discussion with Metalcorp1 TU, 2 August 2010. 15. Interview with former HR Director of Metalcorp1, 30 August 2010. 16. Interview with the current HR Director of Metalcorp1, 28 October 2010. 17. Section 66 of the Factories Act, 1948, prohibits employment of women in factories between 7.00 pm and 6.00 am. This section was incorporated in the Act after India’s ratification of the International Labour Organisation (ILO) Convention No. 89. Certain industries fall outside the purview of the Factories Act like the Information Technology (IT) and Business Process Outsourcing (BPO) industries. However, in recent years, some state governments have exercised their authority to prevent women from working in night shifts in these industries too.
(See http://www.citehr.com/42387-sec-66-factories-act.html and http://www.ibnlive.com/news/india/05_2007/ new-move-in-banning-women-at-night-shift-40180.html.)
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