Labour law changes: Innocuous mistakes or Sleight of Hand?

Sood, Atul and Nath, Paaritosh (2020) Labour law changes: Innocuous mistakes or Sleight of Hand? Economic and Political Weekly, 55 (22). pp. 33-37. ISSN 2349-8846

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Abstract

This article examines proposed changes to labour laws in India during the COVID-19 pandemic. It argues that the government has used the crisis to advance pre-existing policy agendas, presenting them as necessary for economic recovery. The authors contend that critiques must go beyond identifying flaws in the rationale for reforms and instead interrogate the motivations behind introducing such changes during a global crisis.

Item Type:	Article
Authors:	Sood, Atul and Nath, Paaritosh
Document Language:	Language English
Uncontrolled Keywords:	Labour laws, India, COVID-19, lockdown period unemployment, agrarian distress, working class, organised, unorganised, formal, informal, migrant, local
Subjects:	Social sciences > Economics > Labor economics > Labor force and market Social sciences > Economics > Production > Economic policy, economic development, economic growth
Divisions:	Azim Premji University - Bengaluru > Research Centre > Centre for Sustainable Employment
Full Text Status:	None
URI:	http://publications.azimpremjiuniversity.edu.in/id/eprint/7463
Publisher URL:	https://www.epw.in/journal/2020/22/insight/labour-...

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