Praveen Kumar Pandey, Research Scholar (Law), DDU, Gorakhpur University, GKP
ABSTRACT
Labour laws have been widely studied for a decade and various recommendations to evolve labour laws in the current leg of globalization, the issues pertaining to the welfare of labour and flexibility of the firms to grow in sync with market conditions for better industrial relations, persist even today. For the past six to seven years it has been argued (especially by employers) that labour laws in India are excessively pro-worker in the organized sector and has led to serious rigidities that has resulted in adverse consequences in terms of performance of this sector as well as the operation of the labour markets. There have been recommendations by the government to reform labour laws in India by highlighting the need for flexibility in Indian labour laws that would give the appropriate flexibility to the industry that is essential to compete in international markets. But the attitude has mainly towards the skill enhancement and focus on flexible labour markets rather than assessment of proper enforcement of the laws, assessment of the situation of different categories of employers and coverage of the social protection system.
Keywords: Labour, labour market, Law, Reforms, India, Statutory Enactments.
