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    11 million people living in modern slavery in India, warn campaigners

    Although the world’s 20 richest countries are fuelling forced labour and account for over half the estimated 50 million people living in modern slavery globally, there are currently more people living in modern slavery in India than in any other country in the rest of the world, an international human rights group has warned.

    By Orchie Bandyopadhyay on 07 June 2023

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    New labour codes for India delayed due to second wave of Covid-19

    Indian labour reforms that were to be rolled out in April across the country have been postponed – and according to officials the implementation could get pushed to next year. The Centre’s big-ticket labour reforms are unlikely to be implemented anytime soon because of the deadly second wave of the Covid-19 pandemic.

    By Orchie Bandyopadhyay on 09 June 2021