Labour Law

Workers' Rights Revolution: From Zero to Hero โš–๏ธ


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โš–๏ธ The Great Legal Revolution Nobody Talks About

๐ŸŒŸ Imagine working in a dangerous factory and getting injured - then being told it's entirely your fault and you deserve nothing. This was reality until a revolutionary change in thinking transformed workers' rights forever!

๐Ÿ’ก What You'll Discover:

  • ๐Ÿ” How the cruel "assumption of risk" principle left workers helpless for decades
  • โš–๏ธ The brilliant shift from "proving fault" to "human wear and tear" as business cost
  • ๐ŸŽฏ Why compensation became a legal right, not charity - and how it works today

๐Ÿš€ Historic Legal Milestones:

  • ๐Ÿ’Ž Priestley vs. Fowler (1837) - The harsh case that denied workers any protection
  • โญ Workmen's Compensation Act 1923 (India) - The groundbreaking law that changed everything
  • ๐Ÿ›๏ธ ILO Principles - International standards that shaped social justice

๐Ÿš€ Revolutionary Legal Concepts:

  • ๐Ÿ’ก "Voluntary Non-Fit Injuria" - The old harsh rule that blamed workers
  • โšก "Common Employment" Doctrine - Why co-worker accidents meant no compensation
  • ๐ŸŽฏ "No-Fault" System - The modern approach focusing on relief, not blame

๐ŸŽ™๏ธ This episode reveals how society's thinking evolved from "tough luck" to "human dignity" - and why this legal revolution affects every working person today, including the challenges of gig economy and remote work!

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Labour LawBy sharad Bansal