Thousands of trade union workers across India protested on Wednesday against the government’s rollout of new labour codes, saying they would lead to corporate exploitation and erode their hard-won rights.
The world’s fifth-largest economy last week implemented long-awaited labour laws that will replace colonial-era legislation and simplify a maze of confusing regulations.
The overhaul consolidates 29 existing labour laws into four key codes, with the number of rules being cut from more than 1,400 t
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