Bill passed in Tamil Nadu Assembly, for increasing working hours beyond 8 hours, is withdrawn.

On 21.04.2023, a bill was passed in the Tamil Nadu State Assembly, to amend the Factories Act, for increasing the working hours in factories from 8 hours to 12 hours. There was severe opposition to this amendment even from the alliance partners of the ruling DMK. All the Central Trade Unions announced one day strike in Tamil Nadu on 12.05.2023, against the amendment. Under these circumstances, Shri M.K. Stalin, Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu, while addressing a May Day meeting at Chennai yesterday, announced that the amendment passed to increase the working hours is withdrawn.