Indian society, in particular a new coalition the Working People’s Charter Secretariat, has begun to protest. They are fearful of a “race to the bottom” among businesses and between states to cut costs by reducing wages and terms and conditions. Civil society has also warned of increased exploitation of children, by making legal many of the forms of child labour and exploitation that have so long blighted India’s vast “informal” economy. These proposed changes are particularly depressing coming so soon after India’s compulsory education law promised a reinvigorated effort to end child labour.