CALL FOR PAPERS: NATIONAL CONFERENCE ON “THE NEW LABOUR CODES: PROSPECTIVE CONCERNS FOR HUMAN RIGHTS”, 20 MARCH 2026

ORGANISED BY

RAJIV GANDHI NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF LAW, PATIALA

CENTRE FOR ADVANCED STUDIES IN LABOUR WELFARE & CENTRE FOR ADVANCED STUDIES IN HUMAN RIGHTS

Date- 20 MARCH 2026

Mode- HYBRID

ABOUT RAJIV GANDHI NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF LAW

Rajiv Gandhi National University of Law (RGNUL), Punjab, was established by the State Legislature of Punjab by passing the Rajiv Gandhi National University of Law, Punjab Act, 2006 (Punjab Act No. 12 of 2006). The Act established a national-level University of Law in the State of Punjab, thereby fulfilling the need for a Centre of Excellence in Legal Education in the modern era of globalisation and liberalisation.

ABOUT THE CONFERENCE

Rajiv Gandhi National University of Law, Punjab, through its Centre for Advanced Studies in Labour Welfare (CASLW) and Centre for Advanced Studies in Human Rights (CASIHR), is organising a OneDay National Conference on “The New Labour Codes: Prospective Concerns for Human Rights” in hybrid mode.

SUB THEMES

. Labour Codes and the Right to Dignified Work

. The Code on Wages and the Right to Livelihood

. Industrial Relations Code and the Freedom of Association

. Occupational Safety, Health, and Working Conditions as Human Rights

. Social Security Universalization and State Accountability

. Migrant Workers’ Rights and Crisis Management Frameworks

. Gig Economy Regulation and Worker Status Classification

. Fixed-Term Employment and Security of Tenure

. Gender Equality and Non-Discrimination in Employment

. International Labour Organization Standards and Indian Reforms

. Judicial Interpretation of Labour Rights under the New Codes