Job destruction: Why government cannot dither on labour reform

Indian job markets used to react tepidly to phases of deceleration in the economy, but this appears to have changed rapidly with the economic downturn of 2011. The Labour Bureau’s latest quarterly employment data for April-June 2012, released on Monday, underlines the shift. Employment generation in eight key sectors has slumped to its lowest levels compared to the past three quarters.

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