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		<title>Insecurity Is The Price of Living</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Vivek Patwardhan]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 02 Dec 2025 02:40:25 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p>Flexibility Without Security Is Counterproductive (This post builds on the Founding Fuel essay published yesterday, which I co-authored with Vineet Kaul and Satish Pradhan, by...</p>
<p>The post <a href="https://vivekvsp.com/2025/12/insecurity-is-the-price-of-living/">Insecurity Is The Price of Living</a> appeared first on <a href="https://vivekvsp.com">Vivek Patwardhan</a>.</p>
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		<title>Labour Market Reforms &#8211; The Rhetoric and Realities</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Vivek Patwardhan]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 27 Apr 2021 05:52:16 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p>Thane HR Group had invited Dr. Vidyadhar Ishwar (Labour Economist and Associate Prof at Aston University, Birmingham, UK) to deliver a talk on &#8216;Labour Market...</p>
<p>The post <a href="https://vivekvsp.com/2021/04/labour-market-reforms/">Labour Market Reforms &#8211; The Rhetoric and Realities</a> appeared first on <a href="https://vivekvsp.com">Vivek Patwardhan</a>.</p>
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		<title>Maharashtra Government Outsources Thinking to Rajasthan</title>
		<link>https://vivekvsp.com/2017/02/contract-labour-law-reforms/</link>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Vivek Patwardhan]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 16 Feb 2017 10:30:23 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p>The Maharashtra Government has amended the Contract Labour Act, presumably as a part of labour law reforms. But it appears to have outsourced thinking to...</p>
<p>The post <a href="https://vivekvsp.com/2017/02/contract-labour-law-reforms/">Maharashtra Government Outsources Thinking to Rajasthan</a> appeared first on <a href="https://vivekvsp.com">Vivek Patwardhan</a>.</p>
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		<title>Cull the Crocodiles</title>
		<link>https://vivekvsp.com/2015/08/cull-the-crocodiles/</link>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Vivek Patwardhan]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 24 Aug 2015 13:49:00 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p>The Financial Express Editorial today ‘Striking at Job Creation’ makes no new point yet it is noteworthy for a different reason. The Editorial has a...</p>
<p>The post <a href="https://vivekvsp.com/2015/08/cull-the-crocodiles/">Cull the Crocodiles</a> appeared first on <a href="https://vivekvsp.com">Vivek Patwardhan</a>.</p>
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		<title>Reflections IT Unrest and Closures in 2014 ER Part 3</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Vivek Patwardhan]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sun, 11 Jan 2015 19:47:00 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p>Reflecting on past events is essential. It tells us trends. And very different points of view. It also points to issues before us. And hopefully...</p>
<p>The post <a href="https://vivekvsp.com/2015/01/reflections-it-unrest-and-closures-in-2014-er-part-3/">Reflections IT Unrest and Closures in 2014 ER Part 3</a> appeared first on <a href="https://vivekvsp.com">Vivek Patwardhan</a>.</p>
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		<title>Labour Law Reforms Have Already Happened Mr Prime Minister!</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Vivek Patwardhan]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sun, 21 Dec 2014 06:57:00 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p>I have an untold story about labour reforms. It must be told. Let me explain. I visited many places in different states, and also visited...</p>
<p>The post <a href="https://vivekvsp.com/2014/12/labour-law-reforms-have-already-happened-mr-prime-minister/">Labour Law Reforms Have Already Happened Mr Prime Minister!</a> appeared first on <a href="https://vivekvsp.com">Vivek Patwardhan</a>.</p>
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