A rational labour framework will lead to a larger number of Indian workers enjoying basic protections. Much depends on what the new labour landscape in UP and MP looks like.
Labour market deregulation has created job opportunities for labourers. For instance, an average textile firm in India has 240 employees; in Bangladesh, about 800.
In episode 465 of CutTheClutter, Shekhar Gupta discusses how the law can be counterproductive sometimes, and what UP and MP govts are doing to change that.
The industrial relations bill doesn’t seek to change stringent laws on hiring & firing, but allows govt flexibility to relax conditions through executive order.
Reform & economic legislation are locked in most areas, the markets are a mess & even if two ministers happen to say the same thing, it spawns a new conspiracy theory in Delhi.
Countering insurgency needs the Pakistan Army to demonstrate a political will that ties leaders at the centre with those in the borderlands. But it may not have the imagination.
Centre for Science and Environment in new report makes case for rationalising GST on waste material, saying most informal operators can’t afford high tax & it also hinders recycling.
21st edition of annual joint military exercise will be held from 1 to 16 September, aimed at sharing military tech, operational best practices & disaster relief coordination methods.
Standing up to America is usually not a personal risk for a leader in India. Any suggestions of foreign pressure unites India behind who they see as leading them in that fight.
What is he talking about? How is hire and fire good for employee? How working for long hours without any monetary benefit good for workers? This is capitalist set-up of taking advantage of helpless citizens during pandemic. What is this ????
What is he talking about? How is hire and fire good for employee? How working for long hours without any monetary benefit good for workers? This is capitalist set-up of taking advantage of helpless citizens during pandemic. What is this ????
Well said.
Labour “reforms” does not mean doing away with all labour laws. One doesn’t cut the head to cure a headache.
Labour “reforms” does not mean using the pandemic as an excuse to exploit the most helpless sections of the society.