Agriculture sector employs highest female workers: Labour Ministry

Agriculture sector employs highest female workers: Labour Ministry– The agriculture sector has the highest estimated percentage distribution of female workers followed by manufacturing. Nearly 63% workers are female in the agriculture sector at the pan-India level, while the estimated percentage distribution of female worker in the manufacturing sector is 11.2%, according to the annual Periodic Labour Force Survey (PLFS) Report 2021-22. 

March 2023 Current Affairs Quiz

To improve women’s participation in the labour force and quality of their employment, the government has incorporated several protective provisions in the labour laws for equal opportunity and congenial work environment for women workers. 

The government has incorporated several protective provisions in the labor laws for equal opportunity and a congenial work environment for women workers. These include enhancement in paid maternity leave to 26 weeks from 12 weeks, provision for mandatory crèche facility in the establishments having 50 or more employees, permitting women workers in the night shifts with adequate safety measures, etc.