In a country of this scale, even large mobilisations can happen without paralysing the nation. Calling every protest “unprecedented” or proof of systemic collapse is misleading.
The Infosys increased its FY26 revenue growth guidance despite its consolidated net profit for the fiscal third quarter slumped around 2 percent year-on-year to Rs 6,654 crore due to a labour code-related charge.
Kharge claimed that the Modi government is “anti-labour, anti-worker and pro-cronies.” He claimed that the new labour codes pose a threat to job security.
The 4 Labour Codes include the Code on Wages (2019), the Industrial Relations Code (2020), the Code on Social Security (2020) and the Occupational Safety, Health and Working Conditions Code (2020).
‘Gawking chargers’ or Nokkukooli is a practice in Kerala where registered labour unions extort money from individuals or businesses to allow them to load or unload their belongings.
In the current parliament session, three bills - Code on Occupational Safety, Health and Working Conditions, Industrial Relations Code and Social Security Code were passed to reform Labour laws.