FILE PHOTO: People hold placards as they attend a protest organised by various trade unions against labour law changes and the disinvestment and privatisation of public sector enterprises, in New Delhi, India, September 23, 2020. REUTERS/Adnan Abidi/File Photo
NEW DELHI (Reuters) - Business groups on Thursday welcomed contentious and long-delayed labour reforms passed by India's parliament this week, aimed at making hiring and firing workers easier and imposing restrictions on trade unions.
The reforms to India's decades-old labour laws are a key part of Prime Minister Narendra Modi's moves to liberalise conditions for investment. But they have met with resistance from trade unions that plan to join a nationwide agitation on Friday against these and several other bills passed by the government.
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