Labour law has traditionally aimed to protect the employee under a hierarchy built on constitutional provisions, statutory law, collective agreements at various

Now in its third edition, this text explains the labour and industrial laws such as the Industrial Disputes Act, the Factories Act, and the Contract Labour Act.

"This book was originally published as a monograph in the International encyclopaedia of laws/Labour law and industrial relations."

This book provides a comprehensive analysis of the new methods of transnational labour regulation that are emerging in response to globalisation.