Modi Faces Dissent From Within on India Labor Laws Overhaul
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Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi is again facing dissent from members of his own camp who oppose proposals that would make it easier for companies to do business.
The country’s top 11 unions -- the biggest of which is linked to Modi’s ruling party -- have called for a nationwide strike on Sept. 2. They are resisting his plan to merge 44 labor laws into four, a move that would simplify some of the world’s most rigid rules for hiring and firing workers.