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Special provision for women – 1[No Woman employee shall be required or allowed to work in any establishment before 6-00 a.m. and after 8-30 p.m.: Provided that the women employees may be required or allowed to work between 8.30 p.m. and 6.00 a.m. in any establishment in which adequate safety security measures and other safeguards as my be prescribed by the State Government are provided. The safety and security measures shall include provision of shelter, rest rooms, lunch rooms, night crèches and ladies, toilets, adequate protection of their privacy, dignity, honour and safety, protection from sexual harassment, employment of at least five (5) women employees together and their transportation between factory premises and the doorstep of their residence: Provided further that the above relaxation shall not be allowed to a woman employee during a period of sixteen (16) weeks before and after her childbirth, of which at least eight (8) weeks shall be before the expected childbirth, and for such additional period, if any, as specified in the medical certificate stating that it is necessary for the health of the woman employee or her child]. 1 . . Substituted by the Act No. 36 of 2018, S.4.