Today we will discuss the editorial of the Hindu On dilution of labour laws.
1. Moot - to suggest something for discussion.
Eg: The idea was first mooted as long ago as the 1840s.
Hindu usage: Centre should not allow exemptions from welfare laws for workers mooted by States.
2. amoral - without moral principles.
Hindu usage: However, it is amoral and perverse on the part of some States to address this need by granting sweeping exemptions from legal provisions aimed at protecting labourers and employees in factories, industries and other establishments.
3. perverse - strange and not what most people would expect or enjoy.
Eg: Jack was being perverse and refusing to agree with anything we said.
4. embarked - To start a journey.
Hindu usage: Madhya Pradesh has embarked on a plan to give a boost to business and industry by allowing units to be operated without many of the requirements of the Factories Act — working hours may extend to 12 hours, instead of eight, and weekly duty up to 72 hours.
5. egregious - extremely bad in a way that is very noticeable.
Eg: It was an egregious error for a statesman to show such ignorance.
Hindu usage: The most egregious aspect of the country’s response to the pandemic was its inability to protect the most vulnerable sections and its vast underclass of labourers from its impact.
6. apathy - behaviour that shows no interest or energy and shows that someone is unwilling to take action, especially over something important.
Eg: widespread apathy among students
Hindu usage: While the country watches with horror the continuance of the collective misery of migrant workers well into the third spell of the national lockdown, the attitude of the ruling class towards labour remains one of utter apathy, bordering on contempt.
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