Labour minister defends new labour law
Rajasthan in 2014 had increased the threshold from 100 to 300 workers.
Rajasthan in 2014 had increased the threshold from 100 to 300 workers.
We should not read the Constitution as being fundamentally opposed to greater equality in economic dimensions; neither should we fool ourselves into believing that the laws promise of equality is complete, says BASTIAN STEUWER.
The government must strive for a golden mean in recasting Indias labour laws, argues Sukanya Singha.
Laws and regulations like the minimum wage, say Rs 15,000 per month, touch only the organized sector of the economy which in India covers only 16 per cent of the worker population. The remaining 84 per cent are in the unorganized sector and do not get the benefit of government stipulations. On this basis alone, there is a strong case for lifting all wage stipulations.
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