Ever since the Modi government has enforced the new labour codes in November, the opposition parties are fear-mongering about and protesting against it. On 3rd December, Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge published a long X post raising ‘serious concerns’ over the new labour codes. However, Minister of Labour and Employment, Mansukh Mandaviya retorted with a point-by-point rebuttal.

Job Security

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.

“Layoff threshold raised from 100 to 300 workers i.e. more than 80% of factories in India can now lay off or retrench workers without government approval, reducing job security. – Expansion of Fixed Term Employment (FTE) will end many perma

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