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- https://indianexpress.com/
article/opinion/columns/ nirmala-sitharaman-union- budget-labour-codes-law- 7193088/ - In the intro, mention large proportion of informal workers in economy.
- In the body, mention the impact of pandemic on informal workers and lack of social security. In the next part, mention various issues as mentioned in the article.
- Conclude by mentioning the need to take into account these issues while forming the rules of labour code.
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2 responses to “While there is an urgent need to revive the economy by generating employment, the COVID-19 experience tells us that there is also a need to provide social protection, especially to the 450 million informal sector workers. In light of this, examine the impact of pandemic on informal workers and also analyse the issues with draft rules of the labour codes. 10 marks”
@parth
please review
Good intro.
Refrain from monotony, try to give a heading after the intro.
Avoid writing in paragraphs, write in points.
Impact is discussed well.
In the measures, along with other points , you can write that most of the measures taken by the government, such as targeted cash transfers and tax benefits, exclude the vast army of informal economy workers. In such a case, only a universal self-targeting welfare scheme is the effective measure. The idea of Universal Basic Income and a national-level Employment Guarantee Scheme on the lines of the already successful MGNREGA, need to be pushed by the government in order to respond effectively to the pandemic costs bearing upon the poor and the marginalised.
Overall a good attempt.