Due to lack of safety, around 43 per cent of working in Delhi are willing to relocate outside the city even at the cost of a pay cut, according to a recent study. The survey conducted by the PHD Chamber of Commerce and Industry included working women, students and job aspirants. The survey “Women Safety in Delhi: Issues and Challenges to Employment” is based on the feedback of 3,400 women in Delhi.
It found that working women were inclined to work in day shifts with nearly 80 per cent of the respondents opting for day shifts. About 9 per cent said they worked in flexible shift timings and nearly seven per cent opted for rotational shifts. A very small proportion of women respondents (4 per cent) worked in night shifts. Around 64 per cent of working women said crimes against women had impacted their productivity as they now hesitated to stay in their workplace during late hours. A majority of women respondents said they depended on public transport to commute to their destinations. Many respondents felt fast track courts to deal with crimes against women and safer public transport were important for women’s safety in the national capital.
