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New Delhi, Nov 23 (IANS) Delhi Labor Minister Kapil Mishra on Sunday hailed the implementation of four new labor codes, calling it a historic step that will ensure that workers can enjoy their rights without any hindrance.
Writing an article on labor codes, Mishra said, “At one stroke, that old system has been replaced by a modern, integrated, pro-worker, pro-industry framework designed for ambition, dynamism and respect. As the Prime Minister often says, ‘New India ka Shramik Majboor Nahi, Majboor Hai’ (The new India’s worker is strong, not helpless).”
The Delhi minister wrote, “The new labor codes are much more than an administrative reform. They are a change in the national character. For workers, they mean rights without barriers. For industry, compliance without harassment. For India, they mean productivity, formalization and development aligned with the standards of the nations with which we seek to compete, not on the paths we hope to follow.”
He said, “This is not just an economic reform. It is a civilizational step towards a new India where every worker stands tall, every industry grows fast, and every aspiration gets a fair chance.”
Hailing the central government’s efforts to replace archaic laws, Mishra wrote, “India took a decisive leap on November 21, which has been delayed for more than seven decades. With the implementation of four new labor codes, PM Modi’s government has finally removed the tangled web of 29 old, colonial-era laws written in the 1930s to 1950s.”
Those laws were of a different India, not that of the world’s fastest growing major economy that aspires to become a developed India by 2047, he said in his article shared with the media.
For the first time, India’s labor landscape speaks one language. There is now a national definition of wages, he said, ending decades of confusion that allowed arbitrary payments and exploitation to flourish.
This change, he said, is a landmark reform made under the Wage Code, 2019, which integrated four earlier wage-related laws and established a clear, uniform pay framework for the entire country.
The Industrial Relations Code, 2020 makes grievance redressal a reality; The Social Security Code, 2020 brings gig and platform workers (delivery partners, cab drivers, app-based freelancers) into the formal safety net and the new Occupational Safety, Health and Working Conditions Code, 2020 ensures that migrant workers get formal protection and women can work in all sectors, including night shifts, Mishra wrote.
–IANS
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