Indian factories routinely flout occupational health and safety rules, even as inspections remain scant, and overworked, underpaid workers operate faulty machinery leading to accidents and injuries, many of which are not counted in official statistics, a new report shows.
For instance, India’s labour rules mandate a 48-hour limit per week for factory workers, but this limit is routinely ignored. Safe In India Foundation (SII), a Manesar-based organisation focused on automobile workers' safety, has assisted over 11,000 workers since 2016 in accessing Employees' State Insurance Corporation (ESIC) entitlements like medical support and pension.
