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 - Civilsdaily

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

Mentor’s comment- 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 … Continue reading 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