India’s major trade unions have strongly condemned the government’s newly implemented labour codes, calling them “anti-worker” and “pro-corporate.” The unions say the laws weaken job security, reduce workers’ rights, and undermine collective bargaining.
The four labour codes — wages, social security, occupational safety, and industrial relations — aim to streamline more than 40 existing labour laws. However, unions argue that the reforms give companies excessive flexibility to hire and fire workers, limit the right to strike, and put millions of informal workers at a disadvantage.
In response, the unions have announced nationwide protests and strike actions in the coming weeks. They have urged the government to roll back the changes and initiate fresh consultations with labour representatives.
Union leaders warn that if the government does not reverse the labour codes, they will escalate the agitation through coordinated national strikes involving transport, manufacturing, and public-sector employees.
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