Karnataka’s proposed changes in labour law aimed to push investments from likes of Foxconn, Wistron

Karnataka has sought to relax its factories law to provide for extended working hours to drive investments in electronics manufacturing and help existing units such as Wistron expand further, as well as attract the likes of Foxconn to set up shop.

The state’s legislature last month passed a Bill to amend the Factories Act, 1948, proposing to increase the time an employee can work on the shopfloor in a day to 12 hours from nine, with breaks. Without a break, it can be up to six hours in a day.