NEW DELHI: The Centre's decision to implement the four labour codes is the second "big bang" reform measure since the unsuccessful bid to overhaul agricultural markets, and signifies the confidence that it has drawn from the Bihar landslide as well as the recognition to prepare industry and business for global uncertainty. The announcement drew protests from trade unions, most of them aligned to opposition parties and appears to have set the stage for another confrontation. RSS-affiliate Bhartiya Mazdoor Sangh, the largest of the trade unions, has not joined the chorus. But that is not the only reason for govt to feel confident that the long-promised labour reforms did not meet the fate that befell the farm sector laws. The farm reforms had to be aborted because govt failed to convin

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