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Development cannot be a mindless process when it comes to the mountains. What we are witnessing is a slow man made death of the fragile Himalayas.

The government’s priority will be to work on labour laws and decriminalise certain key provisions in the laws. This is a key area because India has one of the largest workforces in the world

In 2019 and 2020, 29 central labour laws were amalgamated, rationalised and simplified into four labour codes, viz, the Code on Wages, 2019; the Industrial Relations Code, 2020; the Code on Social Security, 2020; and the Occupational Safety, Health & Working Conditions Code, 2020.

With safety provisions increasingly influencing free trade agreements (FTAs), Ahuja highlighted the imperative of maintaining high safety standards to avoid these being used as potential trade barriers that could restrict Indias growth.

It is crucial to address safety and labour issues, as non-compliance could lead to non-tariff trade barriers, impeding our growth story, says Union Labour Secretary Arti Ahuja

Former Infosys CEO Narayana Murthy prompts backlash after calling on India’s youth to work 70 hours a week to increase productivity.

The new four labour laws divide an employee into two categories namely - worker and employee. Depending on the category in which an individual falls under will he/she get the benefits under the new labour laws. It is important to note that managers will not get many benefits vis-a-vis compared to workers.

The four labour laws -- Occupational Safety, Health and Working Conditions Code; Code on Wages; Industrial Relations Code; and Social Security Code -- have already been passed by Parliament and notified by the government

The four new labour laws are awaiting effective implementation date from the government. However, once they are implemented, it will impact the number of leave an employee can carry forward in a subsequent calendar year. Read on to know what four new labour laws says about carrying forward of leave.

Four new labour laws are awaiting effective implementation date from the government