Gujarat permits 12 hour shifts at Micron's Sanand semiconductor plant

Gujarat permits 12 hour shifts at Micron's Sanand semiconductor plant

The Gujarat government has permitted Micron Semiconductor Technology India's Sanand facility to operate 12 hour work shifts, the first such approval for an industrial unit in the state. The approval was granted under the Occupational Safety, Health and Working Conditions Code, 2020, which allows state governments to exempt factories from certain provisions while ensuring employees do not exceed the statutory 48 hour weekly limit, with remaining days treated as paid leave, and applies only to workers who give voluntary written consent. Labour Minister Kunvarji Bavaliya said the move was meant to support ease of doing business and semiconductor investment, since chip assembly and testing run continuously in controlled cleanroom environments.