Social Justice and Labour Jurisprudence

Contents: Preface. 1. Introduction. 2. What is labour law? 3. Labour law concessions. 4. Which court to approach in case of a labour dispute? 5. Globalization : its impact on labour in India. 6. Labour law and the informal economy working group meeting. 7. Split legal regime in India’s labour laws. 8. Labour law and special economic zones in India. 9. Labour market flexibility in Indian manufacturing. 10. Various acts of labour laws. 11. References. Bibliography. Index.

Industrial jurisprudence was not in a much developed from before the commencement of the constitution of India. Before the independence, the paramount concern of the government was to ameliorate the condition of the factory workers. It was after the commencement of the constitution that the paramount concern of the government shifted towards the social justice for the labourers, who constituted the bulk of the population.