panaji any move by the state government to improve industrial output by increasing the working hours will be opposed by workers the all india trade union congress aituc said here on tuesday aituc also said that workers who put in more than eight hours of work in a day are entitled to be paid double the wages as overtimethe working people in goa will be forced to oppose such undemocratic and arbitrary decision if any is taken by the state government as per statute eight hours shift is provided and it is the hard won right of working people achieved after relentless struggles and sacrifices aituc deputy secretary suhaas naik saidindustry representatives have approached the government for permission to operate industrial units for 12hour shifts instead of the present eight hours gujarat has already announced an increase in the duration of industrial shifts to 12 hours and the goa government said that it will consider the proposal to amend the factories act to permit 12hour shifts at work placessuch proposed move if made by the state government will be against the basic statutory provisions of factories act and minimum wages act in force naik saidaccording to the factories act only eighthour shifts are permissible and if the workers work beyond eight hours they are entitled for overtime allowance at double the wage overtime cannot be extended beyond eight hours in a weekwe call upon the chief minister and labour minister to intervene and ensure that labour legislations are not flouted naik added