Indian States Ease Labor Laws, Letting Companies Fire at Will, Extend Hours
- Uttar Pradesh suspends most labor laws for three years
- States stretch working hours to help businesses restart
An employees works at an Aluminium Smelter in India.
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Several Indian states have abandoned key parts of their labor laws to allow companies to hire and fire staff at will or extend working hours as the country’s economy reels from the impact of a six-week-long lockdown aimed at containing the spread of the coronavirus.