In his keynote address, Dr. Mandaviya emphasised that labour reforms in India are rooted in cooperative federalism.

LOOK AT Indian data and strange patterns start to emerge. Why, for example, do over 95% of industrial firms employ fewer than ten workers, and many others exactly 99? Why are garment factories ...

A top law commission official described India's four labour codes as significant reforms with potential to create an ...

Earlier, government permission was required to sack 100 employees or more. Now, no permission is required for sacking up to ...

The long-awaited labour codes announced by the Government of India represent a truly big-bang reform. For decades, labour regulation in the country was guided by a multiplicity of out-dated laws, many ...

As we entered 2026, amidst a flurry of geopolitical developments, India moved a step closer to making labour reforms a reality. The Ministry of Labour released draft rules under the four consolidated ...

(This was originally published in the India File newsletter, which is issued every Tuesday. Sign up here to get the latest news from India and how it matters to the world.) Last week, India pushed ...

India's labour and employment ministry has introduced a comprehensive compliance checklist for employers under the new labour codes, aimed at enhancing accountability and minimizing disputes.

India's transition to a new labour law framework has triggered one of the biggest shifts in how salaries are paid and how statutory benefits are calculated. With the four labour codes coming into ...

India holds a 3 per cent share of global gross domestic product (GDP) and constitutes 17 per cent of the world’s population. But only 22 per cent of its 25–64-year-olds have attained upper secondary ...

On New Year’s Eve, a planned strike by platform and gig workers across the country reopened an ongoing debate about the conditions of platform work in India. At the heart of this debate is a very ...