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India's Four Labour Codes
The four Labour Codes are the Parliament-made laws on wages, industrial relations, social security and workplace safety that together replaced 29 central labour Acts from 21 November 2025. On 28 September 2026 the Labour Ministry began Shram Samvad, a 90-day drive to explain the Codes to employers and workers in 316 districts.
Last updated 29 September 20265 min read
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Adds the Shram Samvad campaign (90 days, 316 districts) and the laws each Code replaced; brings social-security coverage to 68 percent and rebuilds the card core-first.
- Labour Codes
- Code on Wages
- Industrial Relations Code
- Social Security Code
- OSH Code
- gig workers
- platform workers
- e-Shram
- Code on Social Security
- Shram Samvad
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