{"id":50515,"date":"2025-03-20T15:26:43","date_gmt":"2025-03-20T09:56:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/newswiredelhi.com\/index.php\/2025\/03\/20\/indias-quest-to-become-the-factory-of-the-world-protecting-workers-rights-is-paramount-abhijeet-rane-2\/"},"modified":"2025-03-20T15:26:43","modified_gmt":"2025-03-20T09:56:43","slug":"indias-quest-to-become-the-factory-of-the-world-protecting-workers-rights-is-paramount-abhijeet-rane-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/newswiredelhi.com\/index.php\/2025\/03\/20\/indias-quest-to-become-the-factory-of-the-world-protecting-workers-rights-is-paramount-abhijeet-rane-2\/","title":{"rendered":"India\u2019s Quest to Become the \u2018Factory of the World\u2019: Protecting Workers\u2019 Rights is Paramount: Abhijeet Rane"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1200\" height=\"675\" src=\"https:\/\/primexnewsnetwork.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/PNN1200x675-2003-15.jpg\" class=\"attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" \/><\/p>\n<div>\n<p><strong>New Delhi [India], March 20: <\/strong>As India strives to become the \u201cfactory of the world,\u201d Abhijeet Rane, founder of the Dhadak Kamgaar Union, emphasizes the importance of protecting workers\u2019 rights. With global conglomerates setting up plants in India, it\u2019s crucial to ensure that employees\u2019 rights are safeguarded.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Key Challenges Facing Workers in India<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Low Wages:<\/strong> Factory workers in India are often paid meager wages.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Lack of Safety:<\/strong> Workers face unsafe working conditions.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Discriminatory Hiring Practices:<\/strong> Married women in the electronics sector face bias.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Unsafe Living Conditions:<\/strong> Workers are often forced to live in unsafe and unsanitary conditions.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Legal Framework Governing Workers\u2019 Rights<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>India has laws like:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>The Industrial Disputes Act, 1947:<\/strong> Regulates layoffs and retrenchments.<\/li>\n<li><strong>The Factories Act, 1948<\/strong>: Ensures workers\u2019 safety and health.<\/li>\n<li><strong>The Minimum Wages Act, 1948:<\/strong> Fixes minimum wages.<\/li>\n<li><strong>The Employees\u2019 Provident Funds and Miscellaneous Provisions Act, 1952:<\/strong> Mandates provident funds.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>As India grows as a manufacturing hub, prioritizing workers\u2019 rights is essential. The government, employers, and workers\u2019 unions must work together to address challenges and create a fair work environment.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>New Delhi [India], March 20: As India strives to become the \u201cfactory of the world,\u201d Abhijeet Rane, founder of the Dhadak Kamgaar Union, emphasizes the importance of protecting workers\u2019 rights. [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":50516,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":"","_rishi_post_view_count":95},"categories":[9],"tags":[674],"class_list":["post-50515","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-press-release","tag-pressrelease","rishi-post"],"rishi__cb_customizer_meta":"","comments_count":"0","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/newswiredelhi.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/50515","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/newswiredelhi.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/newswiredelhi.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newswiredelhi.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newswiredelhi.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=50515"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/newswiredelhi.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/50515\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newswiredelhi.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/50516"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/newswiredelhi.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=50515"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newswiredelhi.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=50515"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newswiredelhi.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=50515"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}