Kerala Left leader V. Sivankutty slams Centre’s Labour Codes for ‘enabling hire and fire’ policy
Kerala Left leader V. Sivankutty has criticized the central government's new Labour Codes, arguing they facilitate exploitative 'hire and fire' policies by corporations. The statement follows the termination of employees at CorroHealth Infotech, which the union leader claims is a strategy to exploit cheaper labor in other regions.
Why it matters
This reflects the ongoing tension between state-level labor protections and central government economic reforms aimed at ease of doing business in India.
The pro-labour former LDF government had refrained from notifying the exploitative Labour Codes introduced by the Centre, and hence the Industrial Disputes Act continues to remain in force in Kerala, said former State Labour Minister and CITU State secretary V. Sivankutty.
The article focuses heavily on the perspective of a Left-wing politician and uses loaded language like 'exploitative' and 'arrogant actions' to describe corporate behavior.
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