Toward advancing principles of rights, inclusion and employment security

This study provides a detailed, contextualized, accessible primer on labour law changes proposed in India. The study seeks to inform engagement with India’s current labour law reform process by formal and informal sector workers, trade unions, civil society organizations and government representatives. To that end, it brings together guiding constitutional and international human rights principles; detailed readings of Indian labour laws and proposed amendments; and insights from labour historians, lawyers, scholars, journalists, trade unionists and social activists.

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