In Focus-Parley | Has a weakening of unionisation hurt workers?

In Focus by The Hindu · Apr 23, 2026 · 40m

Since March, the country has witnessed a number of agitations by workers, particularly by those in manufacturing sector. In the background of these protests for minimum wages, for expansion of social security ambit and against contractualisation of jobs, the role of trade unions have come up for discussion. There have been concerns about the impact of deunionisation on the workers.

In this episode of In Focus-Parley, we discuss the issue of deunionisation and woes of workers

Guests: Kingshuk Sarkar, Professor and Area Chair for general management and economics, Goa Institute of Management…