Protective discrimination of women workers with special reference to Jammu and Kashmir

Abstract

The present study is investigative and evaluative type of survey based on the objectives discussed earlier Since the newlinemain attention of the researcher is towards the labour laws ie their application to the women workers in different sectors an attempt has been made to make a preliminary survey newlineof the labour laws in force and their application to the women workers in the light of constitutional mandate It is generally newlineobserved that the women workers in the state of Jammu and Kashmir are employed in organised and un organlsed sectors In newlinethe organised sector women are employed in both private and public sector whileas in the un organsied sector women are mostly engaged in agriculture Most of the women workers employed are In the age group of 20 to 40 years An assessment of the working conditions under which these women workers are working and an investigation has been conducted to establish the care taken by the employer of the health and hygiene of women