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TAKEAWAYS FROM INTERVIEW Reforms Reforms like re-skilling existing workers and building a national worker database are urgent needs POLICY NEGLECT FY26 budget ignores the needs of 7 crore workers No allocation has ever been made for Workers’ Welfare Foundation Informal workers remain excluded from social safety schemes No consultation was held with labour organisations on budget allocations Worker rights and social justice Workers’ livelihood tools, like rickshaws, must not be seized and destroyed for legal violations A national minimum wage is both feasible and necessary to stabilise the labour market

TAKEAWAYS FROM INTERVIEW