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Summary:
The provided text is from the December 14, 2025, e-paper edition of The Hindu, an Indian newspaper. It includes a list of the paper’s sections: “The View From India,” “First Day First Show,” “Today’s Cache,” “Science For All,” “Data Point,” “Health Matters,” and “The Hindu On Books.” The included news item reports on a seminar organized by the Save Public Sector Committee in Kadapa, Andhra Pradesh, where speakers criticized the Central government’s new labor codes. They argued that the codes, intended to replace 29 existing labor laws, would only benefit management, not employees, and would undermine workers’ rights, especially in the area of establishing unions.
News Article:
New Labour Codes Draw Criticism at Kadapa Seminar
Kadapa, Andhra Pradesh – December 14, 2025 – The Central government’s newly introduced labour codes faced strong criticism at a seminar organized by the Save Public Sector Committee in Kadapa on Saturday. Speakers argued that the codes, intended to replace 29 existing labour laws, would ultimately harm workers’ rights and benefit only management.
LIC Employees Union Zonal Secretary G. Tirupathaiah, representing Andhra Pradesh, Telangana, and Karnataka, voiced concerns that the new codes failed to guarantee minimum wages and would make it significantly harder for workers to form unions. Lawyer A. Sampath Kumar, Secretary of the B.R. Ambedkar Mission, emphasized the supremacy of the Constitution and rejected any deviation from existing laws that would weaken the power of unions.
The seminar, attended by employee leaders A. Raghunatha Reddy, Avadhanam Srinivas, and K. Jagadish, served as a platform to voice growing discontent over the new labour regulations and their potential impact on workers across India. The Save Public Sector Committee vowed to continue its efforts to protect workers’ rights and ensure fair labor practices.
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