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Labour Codes Implementation

May 11 , 2026 15 hrs 0 min 132 0

The Central Government fully operationalised the four new Labour Codes by publishing the final rules in the official gazette.
The four Labour Codes came into effect on November 21, 2025.
The new framework replaced 29 old labour laws with four simplified labour codes.
The four codes are: Code on Wages, 2019; Industrial Relations Code, 2020; Code on Social Security, 2020; and Occupational Safety, Health and Working Conditions Code, 2020.
The reforms aim to ensure minimum wages, universal social security, worker safety, and ease of doing business.
The Code on Wages provides minimum wages, timely payment of wages, and equal remuneration for workers.
The Industrial Relations Code deals with trade unions, industrial disputes, layoffs, retrenchment, and closure of establishments.
The Code on Social Security provides the benefits such as Provident Fund (PF), pension, insurance, and maternity benefits for organised and unorganised workers.
The Occupational Safety, Health and Working Conditions Code focuses on worker safety, health facilities, welfare measures, maximum 48 working hours per week, overtime pay, and weekly holidays.