Context: The recently abrogated labour laws by the states are undemocratic means of taking out reforms especially during times like COVID. Also, these elements of labour law dilution were already visible in the four labour codes aimed at consolidating 44 central labour laws.
The need for relaxing labour laws
Problems with the recent relaxation
Past experience and their effect:
Way Forward: The timing and nature of the reforms expose the authoritarian nature of the state. The plight of the migrants and industrial disasters like that in Visakhapatnam might engulf a larger section of society. There is a need to see interconnections and resist unitedly.