For generations, India’s workers have borne the weight of an outdated and fragmented labour system that often failed to protect their wages, security and dignity at work. Millions of workers in the unorganised, contract and emerging gig sectors remained invisible in policy and excluded from basic social protection. The four Labour Codes represent a long-awaited effort to correct these historic injustices.

By bringing together nearly three dozen scattered laws into a single, coherent framework, they seek to ensure fair wages, safer workplaces, and social security for those who have long stood at the margins. Their implementation, after years of consultation and debate, marks a decisive moment in strengthening workers’ rights and creating a more stable and humane employment environment. The National Front of Indian Trade Unions (NFITU), as a responsible trade union organisation committed to the long-term welfare, dignity and social security of workers, strongly believes that participating in a strike against the Labour Codes on 12 February is neither necessary nor in the best interests of the working class at this juncture.

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The Labour Codes are not an abrupt or unilateral intervention. They........

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