Labour Law Reform in India

There has been an all pervasive recognition that the county needs to reform its labor law regime. It has become counterproductive to the twin objectives of job creation and industrial peace and hurts the very people it meant to benefit. Successive governments failed to match their rhetoric with concrete action. The present government's intent of reform followed by selective swift action is a welcome departure from the past. Malaise of the labor laws is deep ischolar_mained and covers the broad spectrum of 44 Central and a large number of State laws. The paper, however, takes up the critical changes needed to make these laws less cumbersome and less rigid while keeping intact the legitimate rights of the workers.There has been an all pervasiverecognition that the countyneeds to reform its labor law regime.It has become counterproductiveto the twin objectives ofjob creation and industrialpeace and hurts the very peopleit meant to benefit. Successivegovernments failed to matchtheir rhetoric with concrete action.The present government’sintent of reform followed by selectiveswift action is a welcomedeparture from the past. Malaiseof the labor laws is deep ischolar_mainedand covers the broad spectrumof 44 Central and a large numberof State laws. The paper,however, takes up the criticalchanges needed to make theselaws less cumbersome and lessrigid while keeping intact the legitimaterights of the workers.