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India Notifies Four Transformative Labour Codes Consolidating 29 Central Laws – A Landmark Reform in Labour Governance December 1, 2025
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In a major structural overhaul of India’s labour regulatory regime, the Government of India has announced the enforcement of the four consolidated Labour Codes, Code on Wages (2019), Industrial Relations Code (2020), Social Security Code (2020), and Occupational Safety, Health and Working Conditions Code (2020), effective 21 November 2025.
These reforms streamline 29 existing Central labour laws into a modern, unified framework aimed at strengthening worker welfare, enhancing social security coverage (including for gig and platform workers), boosting women’s workforce participation, and simplifying compliance through single registration and licensing systems. Importantly, the existing labour laws and subordinate rules will remain in force during the transitional period, until corresponding rules and schemes under the new Codes are notified.
This marks a pivotal shift towards a more formal, secure and future-ready labour ecosystem aligned with evolving work structures and economic growth priorities.
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