Key Highlights | The Occupational Safety, Health & Working Conditions Code 2020

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A GUIDE TO THE FACTORIES ACT, 1948 THE KARNATAKA FACTORIES RULES 1969

Factories Act is one of the earliest welfare legislation. The Factories Act, 1948 (Act No. 63 of 1948), as amended by the Factories (Amendment) Act, 1987 (Act 20 of 1987), serves to assist in formulating national policies in India with respect to occupational safety, health, welfare, proper working hours and other benefits in factories in India. It deals with various problems concerning safety, health, efficiency and well-being of the persons at work places.