New Delhi: Sheo Prasad Tiwari, National General Secretary of the Trade Union Co-ordination Committee (TUCC), on Sunday, described the new labour codes as historic and long overdue.

In an interview with IANS, he praised provisions such as time-bound minimum wages, Equal Pay for women, night-shift permissions, expanded social security coverage for over 40 crore workers, double wages for overtime, and free health check-ups for those above 40.

Tiwari said these measures reflect the government’s clear intent to strengthen worker dignity, end exploitation, and elevate India to the level of global labour standards.

Here are the excerpts from the interview-

IANS: Do you consider the time-bound guarantee of minimum wages in the new labour laws as a historic initiative by Prime Minister Narendr

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