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Who benefits from India's sweeping new labour reforms?
Episode 1374
Published 4 months, 2 weeks ago
Description
India is rolling out a set of simplified labour codes to modernise outdated laws. Unions describe the changes as sweeping and aggressive. So, who stands to benefit -- workers seeking job security and fair wages? Or employers looking for flexibility and lower staffing costs?
In this episode:
- Harshil Sharma - Labour economist who specialises in reforms and welfare
- Surbhi Kesar - Senior Lecturer in Economics at SOAS University of London
- Sudip Dutta - National Secretary of the Centre of Indian Trade Unions
Host: Adrian Finighan
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