Topic: Government policies and interventions for development in various sectors and issues arising out of their design and implementation.
3. The nativist labour laws of Andhra Pradesh and Haryana victimizes the low-income migrant workers.do you agree? Critically analyse. (250 words)
Reference: Indian Express
Why the question:
Haryana Governor’s assent to The Haryana State Employment of Local Candidates Act of 2020 , thus the question.
Key Demand of the question:
Critically analyse the nativist labor laws brought out by the two states.
Directive:
Critically analyze – When asked to analyse, you have to examine methodically the structure or nature of the topic by separating it into component parts and present them as a whole in a summary. When ‘critically’ is suffixed or prefixed to a directive, one needs to look at the good and bad of the topic and give a fair judgment.
Structure of the answer:
Introduction:
Start with details of the laws established by the State of Haryana and Andhra Pradesh.
Body:
First explain the favorable reasons for such laws – Most migration for work in India happens within state borders. The Census 2011 data revealed that in almost all Indian districts, less than 10% of the urban workforce comprised of inter- state migrants.
Then present the evolution of nativist labour laws in India, and then discuss the problems associated with nativist labour laws; their unconstitutionality, how they curtail the employer’s choice, they can be anti-migrant in nature and how they can promote subnational nativism.
Conclusion:
Conclude with ideal solutions and suggest the need for balance in bringing such laws into force.
