The labour department had decided to come up with the safety and health policy for workers in the wake of the death of 26 people in two fire incidents in Mumbai in December. (Representational Image)The state labour department has drafted the safety and health policy for workers employed in factories, shops and establishments, construction workers and workers from the unorganised sector. It also includes training workers through Industrial Training Institutes, providing safety kits to workers, rewarding factories and establishments complying with safety norms, among others, said officials. “Maharashtra is the first state to come up with such a safety and health policy for workers. Since chemical factories come under the Union government, the Maharashtra labour department cannot do much in such cases,” said the official.

Source: Indian Express February 26, 2018 02:26 UTC