Labour Code Monitor
Overview In 2020, India consolidated 29 central labour laws into four comprehensive labour codes — the Code on Wages, the Industrial Relations Code, the Code on Social Security, and the Occupational Safety Code. While the legislative intent was to simplify compliance and extend coverage to informal workers, implementation has proceeded unevenly across states and sectors. The Labour Code Monitor is an ongoing documentation and policy tracking effort that examines the gap between legislative promise and administrative reality. Over eighteen months, we tracked notification schedules, state-level rulemaking, enforcement data, and worker testimonies across six states. ...