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Lockdown easing: Rajasthan factories go back to 8-hour factory shifts
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NEW DELHI: Rajasthan may be on its way to normalcy with most factories opening up and labour movements allowed within the state without, restriction.
It has also announced reverting to the eight-hour factory shift, according to a government cicular. The state was the first to increase factory working hours from eight to 12 hours in early April to deal with the covid-19 situation.
Going back to the eight-hour workday makes sense at a time when the state has seen nearly 400,000 of its people returning, as part of the reverse migration, and they require jobs.
A 12-hour work schedule will render many jobless amid a surplus of labour. “Almost all factories are being opened in the state," said the circular issued by the labour and employment
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