TY - BOOK AU - Sundar, K. R. Shyam TI - COVID-19 and state failure: A double whammy for trade unions and labour rights CY - The Indian Journal of Labour Economics N2 - The Constitution of India, the International Labour Standards (ILS) framework of the ILO (comprising Conventions and Recommendations) and its pradigms like the Decent Work, Judge-made law (i.e. judgments delivered primarily by the Supreme Court) and social dialogue (both tripartite and bipartite) together determine the labour laws and rule-making processes in the Industrial Relations System (IRS) in India. This has been the classic framework that was followed largely during the command economy period in India, i.e. 1947–1991. With economic liberalisation, employers demand labour law governance (inspection) and reforms to afford labour flexibility to them (shortly, Labour Market Flexibility, LMF). – Reproduced BR - AR125655 ER -