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Hours of Work

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Daily Hours:

Adult workers’ are generally allowed to work ten

hours a day including two hours of overtime.

Weekly Hours:

All adult workers are allowed to work maximum

sixty hours per week (including overtime hours)

and on average no more than fifty six hours per

week (including overtime hours) in a year.

Maximum Working Hours

Section 100 of BLA’06

Section 102 of BLA’06

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A worker is not bound to work unless the

factory management provides break for rest or

meal of:

a) minimum one hour if s/he works more than

six hours in any day

b) at least half an hour if s/he works more

than five hours in any day

c) at least one hour under clause (a) or two

such intervals under clause (b) if s/he works

more than eight hours in any day

Working Hours

Interval for rest or meal

Section 101 of BLA’06

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Daily Weekly

General Hours 08 48

Overtime Hours 02 12

Total Hours 10 60

Working Hours

Maximum working hours

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Weekly Holiday: a worker is entitled to get

one day as weekly holiday.

No deduction can be made for any leave as

per section 103(a) & (b).

Compensatory weekly holiday: if a worker

works on weekly holiday, a compensatory

holiday shall be provided against that

weekly holiday as soon as possible.

Working Hours

Weekly holidaySection 103 of BLA’06

Section 104 of BLA’06

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Female workers are not allowed to

work in an establishment from 10 p.m.

- 06 a.m. without their consent.

Working Hours

Limitation of working hours for female

workers

Section 109 of BLA’06

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- Excessive daily / weekly working hours

- Working on weekly holiday(s)

- Women work at night without their

consent

- Only half an hour lunch / rest break

instead of one hour

Working Hours

Examples of non-compliance

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Workers’ Responsibilities

Workers should

• wear identity card in the factory

• be punctual in coming to the factory

• punch time cards when coming to the factory and maintain their

time cards properly; in case of no punch card system, they can ask

the management to maintain an attendance log book

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Consequences of excessive working hours

• Workers are overworked and their health may suffer

• Loss of concentration and increased risk of injuries

• Workers‘ productivity decreases

• Less time for familiy and social gatherings

• Loss of motivation

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Thank You

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