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The Contract Labour (Regulation & Abolition) ACT, 1970
- Not to be required to work beyond 9 hours between 6 A.M. and 7 P.M. - with the exception of mid-wives and nurses in plantations.

The Inter-state Migrant Workmen (Regulation of Employment and Conditions of Service) Act, 1979
- ISMW ACT - Separate toilets and washing facilities to be provided in employment covered by the 3rd and 6th laws.

The Factories Act
- In factories, women not to be engaged for cleaning, lubricating or adjusting any part of primemover or transmission machinery; maternity leave upto 12 weeks with wages to be provided.

Maternity Benefit Act
- Maternity benefits to be provided on completion of 80 days working.

- Not required to work during six weeks immediately following the day of delivery or miscarriage.

- No work of arduous nature, long hours of standing likely to interfere with pregnancy/normal development of foetus or may cause miscarriage or likely to affect health to be given for a period of one month immediately preceding the period of six weeks before delivery.

- On medical certificate, advance maternity benefit to be allowed.

- Rs.250.00 as medical bonus to be given in case when no prenatal confinement and post-natal care is provided free of charge.

Equal Remuneration Act, 1976
- Payment of equal remuneration to men and women workers for same or similar nature of work protected under the Act and also under the provisions at ISMW Act, mentioned above.

- No discrimination permissible in recruitment and service conditions except where employment of women is prohibited or restricted by or under any law.

Employees' State Insurance (General) Regulation
- Claim for maternity benefit becomes due on the date medical certificate is issued for miscarriage, sickness arriving out of pregnancy, confinement or premature birth of child.