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The law relating to labour and employment in India is primarily known under the broad category of "Industrial Law". Industrial law in this country is of recent vintage and has developed in respect to the vastly increased awakening of the workers of their rights, particularly after the advent of Independence. Industrial relations embrace a complex of relationships between the workers, employers and government, basically concerned with the determination of the terms of employment and conditions of labour of the workers. Escalating expectations of the workers, the hopes extended by Welfare State, uncertainties caused by tremendous structural developments in industry, the decline of authority, the waning attraction of the work ethics and political activism in the industrial field, all seem to have played some role.

Laws related to Industrial Relations. The Trade Unions Act, 1926 The Industrial Employment (Standing Orders) Act, 1946 The Industrial Disputes Act, 1947.  Laws related to Equality and Empowerment of Women: 1. The Maternity Benefit Act, 1961 The Equal Remuneration Act, 1976.