Police beatings a setback to labor reforms in India

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Thu Jul-28-05 08:41 AM
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Police beatings a setback to labor reforms in India

Dramatic TV images of Indian police beating workers from the subsidiary of a top Japanese auto firm make it even tougher for the communist-backed coalition to push through labor reforms, analysts say.
Successive Indian governments have talked about making labor laws more flexible to improve competitiveness and attract foreign investment, but have failed to follow through because of the political cost.

Prime Minister Manmohan Singh has been no different. In his first year in office, labor reforms remain on the drawing board. Even privatization has been stalled because of opposition from his communist coalition partners. This opposition seems to be mounting.

http://www.taipeitimes.com/News/worldbiz/archives/2005/07/28/2003265408

Let me guess. These India police squads are trained by Blackwater Security USA?

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Deja Q

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Thu Jul-28-05 08:42 AM
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1. And India is our friend.

Well, for the moment anyway...

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Thu Jul-28-05 08:45 AM
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2. Attract foreign investment?

More than they already DO? Is there no limit?

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