February 2021
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Indian Labour Market in Flux: Law Reforms to Provide Flexibility to Employers or Welfare of Workers or Both? Part 2
Part Two of a Two-Part Series The 2019 bill empowered the Central Government to set up social security funds for unorganised workers, gig workers and platform workers. The 2020 bill states that the central government will set up such a fund and make a provision for registration of all three categories of workers. Furthermore, state…
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Indian Labour Market in Flux: Law Reforms To Provide Flexibility To Employers or Welfare of the Workers or Both? Part 1
Part One of a Two-Part Series The pandemic followed by a series of lockdowns, rising unemployment rates and newly improvised three labour codes have created havoc in the Indian labour market. From 1st June, the national lockdown imposed by the Union Government was lifted and the economy opened up. However, states with the highest Corona…