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Podcast: In Focus by The Hindu
Episode: India’s new labour codes explained: Why are trade unions upset?
Description: On the 21st of November, the government of India has brought in 4 labour codes to reform and replace the 29 existing laws in the country
They are Code on Wages, Code on Industrial Relations, Code on Social Security and Code on Occupation Safety, Health and working conditions.
The government is touting these labour codes as India’s biggest labour reforms—brought in nearly eight decades after Independence and over five years it was passed in the parliament.
These codes seek to ease work regulations, expand social security, and bring greater uniformity to wage structures.