{"id":4236,"date":"2025-12-03T23:42:02","date_gmt":"2025-12-03T23:42:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/inernews.online\/?p=4236"},"modified":"2025-12-03T23:42:02","modified_gmt":"2025-12-03T23:42:02","slug":"who-benefits-from-indias-sweeping-new-labour-reforms-narendra-modi","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/inernews.online\/?p=4236","title":{"rendered":"Who benefits from India\u2019s sweeping new labour reforms? | Narendra Modi"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<p>India rolls out simplified labour codes to modernise outdated laws.<\/p>\n<div aria-live=\"polite\" aria-atomic=\"true\">\n<p>India, home to the world\u2019s second-largest workforce, is implementing its biggest labour changes in decades.\u00a0The government has compressed dozens of laws into four simplified codes.<\/p>\n<p>It says the overhaul will attract investment.\u00a0This will be vital after US President Donald Trump imposed 50 percent tariffs on Indian goods.<\/p>\n<p>The reforms include minimum wages, equal pay, and expanded social security.\u00a0But unions say the codes will only strengthen employers\u2019 control and accuse the government of \u201cdeceptive fraud\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>So, will the changes increase India\u2019s global competitiveness by streamlining rules? Or could they create new risks for workers and productivity?<\/p>\n<p><strong>Presenter:<\/strong>\u00a0Adrian Finighan<\/p>\n<p><strong>Guests:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Harshil Sharma \u2013 Labour economist who specialises in reforms and welfare<\/p>\n<p>Surbhi Kesar \u2013 Senior lecturer in economics at SOAS University of London<\/p>\n<p>Sudip Dutta \u2013 National secretary of the Centre of Indian Trade Unions<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div class=\"article-dates\">\n<p><span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Published On 3 Dec 2025<\/span><span aria-hidden=\"true\">3 Dec 2025<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"rich-share dark-view\" data-testid=\"rich-share\">\n<div class=\"rich-share__wrapper\">\n<div class=\"rich-share__button-wrapper\"><button class=\"rich-share__button row\" aria-expanded=\"false\"><\/p>\n<p>Click here to share on social media<\/p>\n<p><svg class=\"icon icon--share2 icon--primary icon--16 \" viewbox=\"0 0 20 16\" version=\"1.1\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><title>share2<\/title><path fill=\"#000\" fill-rule=\"evenodd\" d=\"M11.688 9.048c-.659 0-1.252.282-1.673.733l-4.92-2.45c.016-.115.028-.232.028-.352 0-.117-.011-.23-.027-.343l4.913-2.423a2.285 2.285 0 0 0 1.68.739C12.964 4.952 14 3.899 14 2.6 14 1.302 12.965.25 11.688.25S9.377 1.302 9.377 2.601c0 .117.01.23.027.343L4.49 5.367a2.285 2.285 0 0 0-1.68-.739C1.536 4.628.5 5.681.5 6.979c0 1.299 1.035 2.35 2.312 2.35.659 0 1.252-.281 1.673-.731l4.92 2.45a2.357 2.357 0 0 0-.029.351c0 1.299 1.035 2.351 2.312 2.351S14 12.698 14 11.399s-1.035-2.35-2.312-2.35Z\" clip-rule=\"evenodd\"\/><\/svg><\/button><\/p>\n<p class=\"rich-share__social-text\">Share<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><br \/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>India rolls out simplified labour codes to modernise outdated laws. India, home to the world\u2019s second-largest workforce, is implementing its biggest labour changes in decades.\u00a0The government has compressed dozens of laws into four simplified codes. It says the overhaul will attract investment.\u00a0This will be vital after US President Donald Trump imposed 50 percent tariffs on [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":4237,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-4236","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-asia-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/inernews.online\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4236","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/inernews.online\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/inernews.online\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/inernews.online\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/inernews.online\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=4236"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/inernews.online\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4236\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/inernews.online\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/4237"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/inernews.online\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=4236"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/inernews.online\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=4236"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/inernews.online\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=4236"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}