In July 2014, barely half a year into its tenure, the Rajasthan government passed laws to change three labour law amendment Bills relating to the Industrial Disputes Act, 1947, the Contract Labour Act, 1970, and the Factories Act, 1947. The state assembly also made changes to the Apprenticeship Act. These amendments made it easier for industrial units operating in the state to shut down and fire up to 300 workers without any permission. Most states in India have 80% small scale units employing less than 100 employees, with the rest being contracted, for fear of letting people go in the eventuality of a business downturn. These changes will help the small businesses absorb more workers on direct payroll, which in itself is beneficial to the workers in terms of getting better benefits. The amendments will also need 30% of the workers to get together to form a labour union instead of the original 15%, thus making it more difficult to unionize.