Congress leader Jairam Ramesh on Saturday took a dig at government over its announcement of four Labour Codes having been made effective, saying 29 existing labour-related laws have been re-packaged into four codes and this is being marketed as some revolutionary reform when even the rules have yet to be notified.

In a post on X, Jairam Ramesh asked if these codes make five essential demands of India’s workers for Shramik Nyay a reality?

“National minimum wage at Rs 400 per day, including for MGNREGA, right to Health law that will provide universal health coverage of Rs. 25 lakhs, employment guarantee act for urban areas, comprehensive social security for all unorganised workers, including life insurance and accident insurance and a commitment to stop contractualisation of employment in

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