Section 5 of the Equal Remuneration Act, 1976 clearly stipulates that no discrimination will be made while recruiting men and women workers. As the State Government is the appropriate authority for the enforcement and administration of the provisions of this Act, hence the report has been sought from the State Government.
The reported justification for the policy was that married women experience family duties, pregnancy and absenteeism. A secondary justification for their exclusion was that the customary ornaments worn by married women in India - like toe rings and necklaces - aren't typically removed and present safety hazards in the manufacturing environment.
Foxconn outsources hiring at the plant to third-party vendors. Those vendors were allegedly briefed by executives to skip over the cohort, and freely communicated the unwed requirement to candidates in job adverts, pamphlets and WhatsApp chats.
The ban on hiring married women is relaxed during high-production periods to manage labor shortages, and agencies indicated they would help women conceal their marital status - particularly if their state ID card hasn't been updated to indicate their nuptials. Foxconn denied the discriminatory policy.
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