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In February 2023, Karnataka legislature passed an amendment to the Factories Act of 1948 in its application in the state. The amended law now allows industries extend working hours for labour up to 12 hours a day while keeping the maximum weekly work hours at 48. aaa
As many as 3,331 deaths were recorded between 2018 and 2020, but only 14 people were imprisoned for offences under the Factories Act, 1948 during this period.
India reported 1,109 deaths and more than 4,000 injuries in registered factories, on average, each year between 2017 and 2020. The largely informal economy and underreporting of incidents even in the formal economy mean these figures are underestimates, say experts