The legislation enacted way back in 2008, known as The Unorganised Workers'Social Security Act (mentioned as the Act hereafter) which entered the statute book on December 31, 2008, if implemented seriously, could have come to the rescue of the unorganised workers, which stand to lose enormously both in terms of livelihood opportunities and…

As the threat of a recession looms large both globally and at home with the onset of the coronavirus, will India be able to set an example to the region and the world by rehabilitating the economically vulnerable who stare at grim prospects of losing their jobs and livelihoods?