September 2022

A Faustian Bargain: A Critical Analysis of the 2020 Labour Laws Ordinances

In early 2020, as India found itself in the grip of an unprecedented humanitarian and health crisis, nearly a dozen states decided to relax labour laws, ostensibly to spur economic growth and attract investments.[i] The relaxations fell in broadly two categories: (i) an increase in the maximum daily work hours, and (ii) exemptions from certain

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