In the post-reform period no opportunity has been missed out by the employers, the critics of labour regulation and the government in describing the labour laws in denouncing manner, viz. archaic, numerous, draconian, etc. No opportunity has been missed on calling out for reform of these existing laws and regulations. Nonetheless, the argument against rigidity of archaic laws begets questioning. The case in point is the Industrial Disputes Act (1947) which has been portrayed as bottleneck to growth in manufacturing.
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