India, Nov. 3 -- India's world of work stands at an inflection point. India's workforce must increasingly find place in formal employment, supported by written contracts, adequate wages, and comprehensive social protection, so that the gains of growth translate into secure and dignified livelihoods for all. The persistence of older regulatory frameworks has, in part, limited the pace of formalisation and the ability of enterprises to generate secure and quality jobs. The four labour codes enacted by Parliament between 2019 and 2020, on Wages, Industrial Relations, Social Security, and Occupational Safety, Health and Working Conditions, represent the long-pending reform envisioned by the Second National Commission on Labour chaired by Ravind...