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EPISODE · Dec 3, 2025 · 25 MIN

Who benefits from India's sweeping new labour reforms?

from The Inside Story Podcast · host Al Jazeera

India is rolling out a set of simplified labour codes to modernise outdated laws. Unions describe the changes as sweeping and aggressive. So, who stands to benefit -- workers seeking job security and fair wages? Or employers looking for flexibility and lower staffing costs? In this episode:  Harshil Sharma - Labour economist who specialises in reforms and welfare  Surbhi Kesar - Senior Lecturer in Economics at SOAS University of London Sudip Dutta - National Secretary of the Centre of Indian Trade Unions Host: Adrian Finighan Connect with us:@AJEPodcasts on Twitter, Instagram, Facebook

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