Free Movement of labour

Most of the above changes are going to help in doing business at ease which will eventually attract investors, including FDI. Only concern is, elimination of Standing Orders and elimination of labour unions’ interference for establishments employing up to 300 workers will not go down well with people as it will hinder job security of the workers.

With most of the labour returning back home during this lockdown, states can seize this opportunity to roll out measures so that labour stays in their hometown by eliminating the push factors which compel labour movement in the first place.

The concept of Gram Swaraj (self-reliant villages) by Mahatma Gandhi decades back seems more relevant in the current situation