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To evaluate how India's four new labour codes address unpaid care work, the triple burden on women, and the constitutional obligation to support early childhood care and development.

August 20, 2026Indian Law Review

Gendered care in law: evaluating India’s new labour codes against the right to early childhood care and development

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SKSophy K.J.

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Policy analysis demonstrates systematic exclusion of unpaid childcare in Indian labour law reforms, highlighting the necessity of flexible working arrangements for gender equity.

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To evaluate how India's four new labour codes address unpaid care work, the triple burden on women, and the constitutional obligation to support early childhood care and development.
Conducted a textual analysis of the four new Indian labour codes using the framework of Social Reproduction Theory.
Evaluated legal provisions against benchmarks set by the 259th Law Commission of India Report regarding early childhood care and development.
The new labour codes systematically fail to recognize unpaid care work, reinforcing capitalist reliance on women's unpaid domestic labor.
The reforms overlook flexible working conditions and early childhood care mechanisms, missing critical opportunities to expand women's workforce participation.

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Sophy K.J. (2026) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/6a86b5da8a91293e6a1cd676 https://doi.org/10.1080/24730580.2026.2719212

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Policy analysis demonstrates systematic exclusion of unpaid childcare in Indian labour law reforms, highlighting the necessity of flexible working arrangements for gender equity.

Gendered care in law: evaluating India’s new labour codes against the right to early childhood care and development

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Gendered care in law: evaluating India’s new labour codes against the right to early childhood care and development

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