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‘What do the Labour Codes Mean for the Indian Worker?’; ‘How India’s New Labour Codes Dismantle Worker Protections’; ‘Liquidation by Legislation: Why the New Labour Codes are the Next Farm Bills’;‘Labour Codes: Structural Rewriting of Workers’ Rights’; ‘New Labour Codes Erase a Century of Hard-Won Workers’ Rights in One Stroke’.
India has replaced genuine welfare—education, health, justice, and environmental care—with short-term handouts that buy loyalty but stunt progress.
With the aggravating effects of neoliberalism and Hindutva fascism, labour rights in India, which are a reflection of citizenship itself, have been systematically diluted through protective legislation, the criminalisation of protests and strikes, the informalisation of work, and attacks on unionisation – notably through the new labour codes.
Pitting trade unions in an unequal footing against employers, too much discretion to executive, doing away with punitive measures against employers – the Labour Codes could give employers the license to practice forced labour.
While the Bill does not grant any major social security benefits, except a grievance redress mechanism, it creates a framework for future schemes through the creation of a dedicated welfare board.
Dalits and Adivasis are preponderant in the temporary labour migrant workforce across the country. While they form only 25% of the population, official estimates show that they make up more than 40% of the seasonal migrants.
United, landless workers and opposition parties force the State government to set up a committee for their demands.
B.R. Ambedkar was not only the most important Dalit icon and a hero for aspirational classes to adore and emulate in post-independence India, but also contributed immensely to the labour movement in the country.
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