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Trade Unions in India Stage Nationwide Protests Against New Labour Codes
Trade unions representing millions say the new labour codes raise layoff limits to 300 and weaken collective bargaining, risking job security amid India's economic reforms.
- On Nov 26, a coalition of 10 major Indian trade unions staged nationwide protests against the government’s roll-out of the four labour codes replacing 29 labour laws.
- Unions accused the government of pushing through the overhaul despite widespread concerns, saying it erodes job security, weakens collective bargaining and the Centre of Indian Trade Unions called it a 'deceptive fraud'.
- The reforms also extend social security to unorganised sector and gig workers and set employer obligations for appointment letters and salary payment timeframes, while raising the layoff threshold to 300 for medium-sized firms.
- It is the first coordinated labour action since the codes took effect last week, underscoring deep tensions between unions and New Delhi, which defends the overhaul as modernising and simplifying compliance but hasn’t formally commented on the strike.
- Despite new social protections, critics warn the codes could ease layoffs and restrict strikes, a risk to labour relations as India’s economy slowed last year amid global tariff shocks.
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DawnIndia’s labour overhaul sparks nationwide union protests
MUMBAI, Nov 26 — Thousands of trade union workers across India protested Wednesday against the government’s rollout of new labour codes, saying they would lead to corporate exploitation and erode their hard-won rights.The world’s fifth-largest economy last week implemented long-awaited labour laws that will replace colonial-era legislation and simplify a maze of confusing regulation.The overhaul consolidates 29 existing labour laws into four key…
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C 33%
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