{"id":69241,"date":"2023-11-22T12:21:45","date_gmt":"2023-11-22T06:51:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.practicemock.com\/blog\/?p=69241"},"modified":"2023-11-22T13:34:25","modified_gmt":"2023-11-22T08:04:25","slug":"the-hindu-editorial-vocabulary-november-22-2023-day-496","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.practicemock.com\/blog\/the-hindu-editorial-vocabulary-november-22-2023-day-496\/","title":{"rendered":"The Hindu Editorial Vocabulary\u2013 November 22, 2023; Day 496"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table\"><table><tbody><tr><td>Difficult Word\/ Phrase<\/td><td>Contextual Sense<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Parochial&nbsp;<\/td><td>only concerned with small issues that happen in your local area and not interested in more important things<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Protectionism&nbsp;<\/td><td>The policy of imposing duties or quotas on imports in order to protect home industries from overseas competition<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Quash&nbsp;<\/td><td>Declare invalid<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Purview&nbsp;<\/td><td>The range of interest or activity that can be anticipated<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Militate&nbsp;<\/td><td>Have force or influence; bring about an effect or change<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Stipulate&nbsp;<\/td><td>Make a condition or requirement in a contract or agreement; make an express demand or provision in an agreement<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Akin&nbsp;<\/td><td>Similar in quality or character<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Eke out&nbsp;<\/td><td>Live from day to day, as with some hardship<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Blue collar&nbsp;<\/td><td>doing or involving physical work with the hands rather than office work<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Knee-jerk&nbsp;<\/td><td>made automatically, without any serious thought<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Curb&nbsp;<\/td><td>hold or keep within limits<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Parochial (only concerned with small issues that happen in your local area and not interested in more important things) <\/strong>law: On Haryana\u2019s 75% quota to locals in private sector<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">States need to implement labour rights uniformly and not rely on <strong>protectionism (The policy of imposing duties or quotas on imports in order to protect home industries from overseas competition)<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>The Punjab and Haryana High Court has done the right thing by <strong>quashing (Declare invalid) <\/strong>the Haryana State Employment of Local Candidates Act, 2020 that provides for 75% reservation to State domiciles in the private sector in jobs that provide a monthly salary of less than \u20b930,000. The court stated that it was beyond the <strong>purview (The range of interest or activity that can be anticipated) <\/strong>of the State to legislate on the issue and restrict private employers from recruiting people from the open market. It also held that the Act was violative of equality guaranteed under Article 14 and freedom under Article 19 of the Constitution. The court said that by allotting 75% reservation for \u201clocals\u201d, the Act <strong>militates (Have force or influence; bring about an effect or change) <\/strong>against the rights of citizens of the rest of the country, and that such acts could lead to other States coming up with similar enactments, in effect putting up \u201cartificial walls\u201d throughout India. It argued that the Act was imposing unreasonable restrictions on workers\u2019 right to move freely throughout the territory of India. The court termed the requirements on private employers <strong>stipulated (Make a condition or requirement in a contract or agreement; make an express demand or provision in an agreement) <\/strong>in the Act as <strong>akin (Similar in quality or character) <\/strong>to those under \u201cInspector Raj\u201d.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Other States such as Andhra Pradesh and Jharkhand have also enacted similar legislation. The Andhra Pradesh High Court observed that the State\u2019s Bill, passed in 2019, \u201cmay be unconstitutional\u201d, but it is yet to hear the case on merits. Workers move to other States seeking job opportunities that are relevant to their skills and abilities. If States build walls and impose restrictions that prevent job seekers from other States from accessing opportunities, citizens of poorer States will have to <strong>eke out (Live from day to day, as with some hardship)<\/strong> a living within their own regions. This will affect the economy of the entire country. While legislation that seeks to reserve <strong>blue collar (doing or involving physical work with the hands rather than office work) jobs <\/strong>for locals is problematic and unconstitutional, there is a reason why there is resentment among locals in better-off States over their jobs being taken up by \u201cmigrant\u201d workers and which has compelled their governments to come up with <strong>knee-jerk (made automatically, without any serious thought)<\/strong> protectionist measures. There are more than a few private employers who exploit the migrant labour market as such workers tend to work long hours for low wages with little or no social protection and benefits. This creates a segmentation of the labour market with low-wage migrant workers on the one side and local workers with better bargaining power on the other. If States are truly concerned about protecting workers\u2019 rights, they should ensure that migrant workers in all establishments enjoy basic labour rights that are legally due to them, thereby creating a level playing field for all workers. This will also be a <strong>curb (hold or keep within limits) <\/strong>on exploitative practices by employers. Protectionism in the labour market is not the answer.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Want to improve your vocabulary further?&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.practicemock.com\/blog\/vocabulary\/the-hindu-editorial-vocabulary-download-free-pdf\/\">Download the Lists of Word-Meanings of Previous Months here<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Want to know the meanings of difficult words published in the editorial of November 22, 2023? 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