Labour Reforms

LABOR PROTESTS IN NOIDA: A CRITICAL TEST FOR INDIA’S LABOR REFORMS

The industrial landscape of Noida and its surrounding regions has recently become a flashpoint for labor unrest. These protests serve as a significant barometer for the success and challenges of India’s sweeping labor reforms, highlighting the friction between the push for industrial ease of doing business and the protection of workers' rights.

MINISTRY OF LABOUR & EMPLOYMENT YEAR END REVIEW 2025

The Ministry of Labour & Employment's 2025 review highlights a paradigm shift in India's labour landscape. Four new Labour Codes have been operationalized, consolidating 29 laws to simplify compliance, enhance worker welfare, and promote gender justice. To boost job creation, the Pradhan Mantri Viksit Bharat Rozgar Yojana (PMVBRY) was launched with a massive outlay. 

SHRAM SHAKTI NITI 2025: NATIONAL LABOUR & EMPLOYMENT POLICY

The Draft Shram Shakti Niti 2025 to empower the workforce by extending social security to unorganized and gig workers, promoting skill development, and ensuring safe workplaces. It leverages technology to build a future-ready labor force, promoting inclusive growth, and shifts from welfare-based to rights-based worker empowerment for economic progress.

UNEMPLOYMENT IN INDIA : CHALLENGES AND WAY FORWARD

India's unemployment rate has dropped to 2%, the lowest among G20 nations, indicating the effectiveness of government schemes and economic growth in creating employment opportunities. 

E-SHRAM PORTAL: NATIONAL DATABASE OF UNORGANISED WORKERS

The Ministry of Labour & Employment has registered over 30.95 crore unorganised workers on the eShram portal, linking with Aadhaar. The platform allows workers to self-declare their occupation, address, educational qualifications, skill sets, and family details. Successful registration grants them a 12 digit unique Universal Account Number (UAN) e-Shram Card.

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