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A Reuters report claims that Foxconn has been excluding married girls from meeting jobs at its Sriperumbudur iPhone meeting plant in Tamil Nadu. (Representational Image)
Section 5 of the Equal Remuneration Act 1976 clearly stipulates that no discrimination is to be made whereas recruiting women and men staff, the labour ministry stated in a press release
The Ministry of Labour and Employment on Wednesday stated it has sought an in depth report from the Tamil Nadu labour division amid experiences that married girls usually are not being allowed to work on the Foxconn India Apple iPhone Plant.
Section 5 of the Equal Remuneration Act 1976 clearly stipulates that no discrimination is to be made whereas recruiting women and men staff, the labour ministry stated in a press release.
As the state authorities is the suitable authority for the enforcement and administration of the provisions of this Act, the report has been sought from it, it acknowledged.
At the identical time, it acknowledged that the workplace of Regional Chief Labour Commissioner has additionally been directed to furnish the report back to the Ministry of Labour & Employment, Government of India.
The labour and employment ministry takes be aware of media experiences on married girls not being allowed to work at Foxconn India Apple iPhone Plant in Tamil Nadu, it added.
Source: www.news18.com
