Rights of woman worker.

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(1) Subject to the provisions of this Act, a woman worker shall, in spite of her absence, be entitled to receive from the owner of the factory maternity benefit at the rate of 1[twelve annas] a day for the days of absence during a minimum period of 1[six weeks] immediately preceding the day of her confinement and during 1[six weeks] following the confinement including the day of delivery: Provided that she has been continuously working in the factory wherefrom she claims maternity benefit for a period of not less than nine months, including the days during which she has been unavoidably ill, preceding the date on which she makes declaration and gives notice under sub-section (1) of section 5.
(2) If a woman worker dies during the period for which she is entitled to maternity benefit, the maternity benefit shall be payable only upto and including the day of death.

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