The webinar on topic “Women in Factories: A Legal Perspective” was hosted live on 23rd August 2022 (Tuesday) at 5:00 PM. It was structured on initiating discussion on the declining women’s participation in factory employment, the legal perspective of the problem women face, and other challenges in the employment of women in factory work force, and the way forward.
The webinar series is organized by CPPR as part of a Research Project on “Easing Barriers for Women in Factories”. The organization will study the existing laws and rules regarding the employment of women in factories in Kerala, along with holding stakeholder discussions with labour union leaders, factory owners, women employees in the factories, as well as government officials.