Aug 22, 2026 · 2 min listen · Last updated August 22, 2026
From storyflo. This is your daily audio brief. It's Jessica. August 22nd. The news desk — ten stories, here's the one that opens it. Let's get into it. First, from The Hindu Top. 'Risks weakening worker safeguards': Congress on SC's ‘industry’ definition judgment.
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'Risks weakening worker safeguards': Congress on SC's ‘industry’ definition judgment
The Congress on Saturday (August 22, 2026) expressed concern over a Supreme Court ruling that stated that its 1978 worker-friendly interpretation of the term "industry" will not apply to fresh cases under the Industrial Relations Code of 2020, and said any move to narrow or distance the law from the broad definition of "industry" risks weakening worker safeguards. Congress general secretary in charge of communications, Jairam Ramesh, claimed that the Modi government's Industrial Relations Code, 2020, “significantly weakens essential safeguards for our workers”.
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