• The 2nd EWG meeting encompassed discussions on:

1. Promotion of quality employment

2. Addressing smooth transition amidst digital and energy transformations.

3. Utilization of technology to improve quality of life

4. Emphasizing gender equity

• The Government of India took the following steps to promote gender equity in the workplace:

1.  Occupational Safety Health and Working Conditions Code, 2020: allows women to be employed in all establishments for all types of work with their consent at night. This provision has already been implemented in underground mines. 

2. The Revised Maternity Benefit Act, 2017:increased' maternity leave with pay protection' from 12 weeks to 26 weeks for all women working in establishments employing 10 or more workers. This is expected to reduce the motherhood pay gap among working mothers.

3. One Nation, One Ration Card: allows migrants to access their entitled food grains from anywhere in the Public Distribution System network in the country.

4. e-Shram portal: launched to create a national database of unorganized workers, especially migrant and construction workers. This initiative, providing the e-Shram card, enables access to benefits under various social security schemes.

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