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Mandatory appointment letters, fixed work hours, social security benefits
Updated : 3 months, 3 weeks ago IST
The Occupational Safety, Health and Working Conditions Code (OSH), 2020, which is among the four Labour Codes made effective from November 21, 2025, is enacted to consolidate and simplify the existing complex web of labour laws.
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Industry welcomes government's rollout of four Labour Codes
Updated : 3 months, 3 weeks ago IST
Industry leaders have welcomed the Government's decision to enforce the four Labour Codes into effect from 21 November 2025, calling it a major step toward simplifying and modernising India's labour laws. According to the Ministry of Labour & Employment release, these Codes replace 29 older
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Amit Shah greets workers on nationwide implementation of new Labour Codes
Updated : 3 months, 3 weeks ago IST
Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Friday extended his greetings to workers across the country on the nationwide implementation of the new Labour Codes, calling it a historic reform that strengthens the rights and welfare of India's workforce, as per an official release.
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"Eliminating complexities and benefiting both employers, employees": BMS G
Updated : 3 months, 3 weeks ago IST
Speaking to ANI, Arya expressed gratitude to Prime Minister Narendra Modi and the Labour Minister, stating that the new codes would eliminate the complexities of outdated labour laws, benefiting both employers and employees.
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Government enforces four Labour Codes to simplify, streamline India's labo
Updated : 3 months, 3 weeks ago IST
In a historic decision, four labour codes which subsume several labour-related laws, came into force from Friday, as part of efforts towards a future-ready workforce for Aatmanirbhar Bharat by modernising regulations, enhancing workers' welfare and aligning the labour ecosystem with the evol
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New Labour Codes boost worker benefits, give gig workers legal recognition
Updated : 3 months, 3 weeks ago IST
India's new Labour Codes, aimed at replacing 29 existing labour laws, are expected to significantly improve worker welfare while extending formal protections to gig and platform workers for the first time. The four Codes introduce uniform wage rules, stronger safety standards and simplifi
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"Return to Principles of the Manusmriti": Jairam Ramesh on draft Shram Sha
Updated : 4 months, 2 weeks ago IST
In a post on X, Ramesh said, "The Modi Govt's draft Shram Shakti Niti 2025 released earlier this month for public feedback explicitly claims that the Manusmriti embeds 'the moral basis of labour governance within India's civilisational fabric, centuries before the rise of modern labour la
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"Now women can work at any time...": CM Rekha Gupta as Delhi govt allows w
Updated : 4 months, 3 weeks ago IST
Speaking to ANI, Rekha Gupta said, "I'm amazed to think why women were denied the right to work from 9 pm to 7 am. We have repealed it. Now women can work at any time as per their convenience..."
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Delhi govt allows women to work night shifts in shops and commercial estab
Updated : 4 months, 3 weeks ago IST
The announcement, initially made by the Chief Minister, Rekha Gupta, in July, has been officially notified by the Labour Department.
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Nationwide strike in Greece over labour laws halts public services
Updated : 5 months, 1 week ago IST
Greece was hit by a nationwide strike as unions protested government plans to extend working hours to 13 hours a day. Public transport, schools, hospitals, and ferries were disrupted, with unions warning of worker exploitation. The government defended the reforms as offering flexibility and
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South Korea passes bill to expand labour rights
Updated : 6 months, 3 weeks ago IST
South Korea's major business lobby groups have voiced opposition to the bill, saying that the bill could cause extreme confusion at workplaces and that it could also make companies' business decisions, including overseas investments, a reason for workers' collective action, disrupting the
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US adds five products to "high-priority sectors" enforced under Uyghur for
Updated : 6 months, 4 weeks ago IST
The US has intensified its crackdown on forced labour-linked imports from China by adding five additional products to the "high-priority sectors" under the Uyghur Forced Labour Prevention Act (UFLPA), as per a statement by the Department of Homeland Security (DHS).
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