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The new Labour Codes mark an important legal milestone for gig workers, but key questions over social security, employment status and enforceable protections remain unresolved

The Labour Code offers a once-in-a-generation opportunity to build a fair, productivity-linked wage system that delivers dignity and growth

India told the ILO that it has consolidated 29 central labour laws into four labour codes to simplify compliance, expand social protection and modernise labour governance. Minister Shobha Karandlaje also highlighted employment, women’s participation and digital labour platforms at Geneva talks

At a public meeting in Sangareddy, Centre of Indian Trade Unions State president Chukka Ramulu warned that the four new labour codes ease layoffs and closures, deprive contract workers of benefits, and threaten labour welfare boards.

The move to discourage 10-minute delivery branding represents an inflection point in India’s gig economy and a successful course correction of a toxic model that has normalised risk for convenience

In the September quarter, TCS reported a net reduction of 19,755 employees, but indicated that only about 6,000 of these exits were involuntary and linked to restructuring

A closer look reveals that the reforms prioritise employer flexibility over worker security, raising concerns about long-term labour welfare

Though the long-awaited labour codes represent genuine reforms, the government must address the concerns of unions fully and fairly

Trade union leaders say the four labour codes allow Telangana government to issue GOs against the interests of the working class