The Rajasthan government, in July 2023, passed two laws – “The Rajasthan Platform Based Gig Workers (Registration and Welfare) Act 2023” and “The Rajasthan Minimum Guaranteed Income Act 2023” – both of which represent important labour law reforms and enunciate an understanding of labour rights that needs to be contextualised and understood. These laws come on the heels of struggles by various sections of the working class and organisations in Rajasthan and represent another instance of struggles forcing legal reforms.
The sustained economic crisis, which was exacerbated by COVID and the disastrous lockdowns, have effectively led to increasing informalisation of […]
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