STATISTICAL PROFILE ON WOMEN LABOUR

2005-2006

TABLE 2.4

SEX-WISE DISTRIBUTION OF EMPLOYMENT OF ADULT WORKERS IN FACTORIES BY

SPECIFIED NORMAL WEEKLY HOURS OF WORK

Year	Upto 42 Hours		Above 42 Hours and Upto 45 Hours		Above 45 Hours and Upto 48 Hours		Above 48 Hours		Total Workers
	Male	Female	Male	Female	Male	Female	Male	Female	Male	Female
1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11
1996	58056	10648	168062	18609	2857084	408423	6252333	29694	3735525	46774
1997	98995	48073	251586	24211	3290861	556926	556160	47658	4197602	676868
1998	142958	26207	342128	49957	3335345	694540	403508	41727	4223939	812431
1999	49229	47507	166846	48711	3620332	524162	482987	61839	4319394	682219
2000	91825	13500	124214	10395	1351510	150910	416459	35656	1984008	210461
2001	23384	5821	116174	14162	2278156	419794	372400	34643	2790114	474420
2002(P)	62343	17710	136761	16947	1983057	395598	599930	112353	2782091	542608

(P) = Provisional

Source : Annual Returns under the Factories Act, 1948 received by the Labour Bureau.