India, May 4 -- The latest issue (dated April 25, 2026) of the popular magazine 'Frontline' has an incisive article entitled, "What Noida's worker strikes tell us about the Labour Codes' broken promise." Written by TK Rajalakshmi, the summary statement says, "The protests by industrial workers across the National Capital Region and adjoining areas and the violence and police repression that followed are telling evidence that despite the hollow promises that accompanied the new Labour Codes, little has changed on the ground."

The opening paragraphs of the article say it all: "It was waiting to happen. Only the 'when' was not clear. The buildings in the industrial areas of the National Capital Region (NCR), with their glitzy interiors, co...