Jurisprudence Of Labour Laws And Their Impact On Unemployment In India

FULL TEXT LINK

Dibyajyoti Mandal, BBA LLB (Hons.), Amity Law School, Amity University Kolkata

Soujanya Das, BA LLB (Hons.), Amity Law School, Amity University Kolkata

Aakanksh Gupta, BBA LLB (Hons.), Amity Law School, Amity University Kolkata

ABSTRACT

The historical foundation of the labour laws in India is the ideology formed by Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru, but they underwent changes under the international law framework, particularly the conventions, treaties and recommendations of the International Labour Organistion (ILO). The paper discusses that the labour laws in India are very severe compared to other countries. Based on the fundamental rule that the strictness of labour regulations, increases the cost of maintaining workers for the employers and also the fact that strong bargaining power of workers deter investement, the paper contends that the strict labour laws in India have led to non-inclusive growth of the workers and the economy, which is evident by the fact that the unorganised sector contributes to the majority of the workforce. The paper contends that emphasis has to be shifted from a capital based economy to a labour based economy so that the country can use it’s abundant resource of labour. The paper further discusses the changes which are required in the current labour law framework of the country for an inclusive growth.

Keywords: Labour Law, Economy, Unemployment, Industrial Disputes , Unorganised Sector.

JURISPRUDENCE OF LABOUR LAWS AND THEIR IMPACT ON UNEMPLOYMENT IN INDIA.pdf

Download PDF • 369KB