Editorial

Nutun Labour Codes: Paper te progress, Ground te pause

India te nutun labour codes ekta bishi dangor labour reform buli mani ase. 29 ta old labour law-khan ke milaikena char ta code banai dishe: Wages Code, Industrial Relations Code, Social Security Code aru Occupational Safety, Health and Working Conditions Code. Etiya, etu reform-khan paper-te toh bhal deka jai, hoilebi implementation late hoi thaka karone bishi discussion aru doubt uthi ase.

Etu labour codes laga main idea toh hoishe business-khan karone compliance easy kora, worker-khan ke bishi protection diya aru unorganised sector-te social security expand kora. Old law-khan bishi complex, overlap aru confusing thaka karone, government ke modern system loi ahibole lagi ase. Wage definition standardise kora, allowance 50% ke beshi nohoi buli rule banai kora, aru digital compliance introduce kora ekdum progressive step ase. Company-khan bhi paperwork kam hobo buli expect kora, aru worker-khan bhi fixed-term employment benefit aru social security coverage baribo buli hope kora.

Kintu 5 sal hoijaishe Parliament pass kora pichete bhi, implementation ho nai. Reason — state-khan lag lag speed-te rule banai ase. Kintu state draft rule notify kuri dishe, aru kintu ahibole baki. Etu mismatch karone uniformity thaka nai, aru same company different state-te operate kuri thakile bishi confusion hobo. Simplified compliance boli jai thaki she, etu ulta aru complex hoi ja bole pare.

Wage definition bhi ekta sensitive point ase. Allowance 50% ke beshi nohoile, PF aru gratuity contribute baribo. Etiya company-khan laga burden baribo, especially juntu sector-te salary flexible thake. Worker-khan future benefit pai bo, kintu take-home salary kom hobo — etu kotha clear explain kora important ase.

Industrial Relations Code-te layoff aru closure threshold 100 para 300 worker tak barai dishe, juntu karone criticism bhi ase. Kintu expert-khan bujai ase ki etu flexibility investment aru job creation barai bole help kuribo. Debate toh continue ase — worker security aru economic growth ke kiman balance kori bo, etu main challenge ase.

Unorganised sector — juntu India laga 90% workforce ase — tate Social Security Code new hope diya ase. Kintu success depend kuri ase proper implementation, fund clarity aru digital platform juntu e-Shram nishena system laga effectiveness upor te ase.

India laga labour system ke reform laga dorkar toh ase. Kintu reform hobole, consensus, clear guideline aru capacity-building bishi important ase. New Labour Codes ekta bhal policy framework ase, hoilebi implementation delay karone reform-khan half-way-te atki jaishe.

Implementation fast nohoile, India laga labour reform laga promise toh incomplete hai thakibo —ekta important economic transformation laga chapter adhura hoi jabo.