Address labour code gaps to help women
New Indian ExpressThough the legislation intends to positively impact women’s health and well-being, thereby boosting female labour force participation, implementing the legislation in the informal sector has been challenging. Also, the legislation does not include a provision for parental or shared parental leave, something which is extremely important to address gender inequalities in households to encourage women to sustain themselves in the labour market. The ILO’s 2014 report, Maternity and Paternity at Work: Law and Practice Across the World, comparing 185 countries, highlighted that 58% of countries provided cash benefits through national social security schemes, in 16% of countries the cost was shared between the employers and social security systems, and only in 25% of countries the liability solely fell on the employer. It is important to revisit the maternity legislation to promote a more inclusive approach by streamlining social security and sectoral funds towards maternity funding to provide access to women in the informal sector.
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