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4 Labour Codes Come Into Effect, Social Security Extended To All Workers
- Tuesday December 9, 2025
- India News | Press Trust of India
In a landmark overhaul of labour laws, the government on Friday notified all four Labour Codes, ushering in major reforms, including universal social security coverage for gig workers, and mandatory appointment letters for all employees.
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New Labour Laws Likely To Generate 77 Lakh New Jobs: Report
- Tuesday November 25, 2025
- India News | Asian News International
The implementation of the government's new labour reforms could significantly boost employment and formalisation in India's labour market over the medium term, highlighted a report by the State Bank of India (SBI).
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India's Workforce Gets A Health Upgrade Under New Labour Codes: Key Benefits Explained
- Monday November 24, 2025
- Health | Written by Shreya Goswami
India's newly enforced labour codes require employers to provide annual free health checkups for all workers over 40, part of a broader reform to boost preventive care, extend social security and improve workforce well-being.
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Apple, Foxconn Efforts Lead to Labour Reforms Ahead of Plans to Ramp Up Production in India: Report
- Friday March 10, 2023
- Reuters
Apple and Foxconn, a major supplier for the Cupertino company, successfully lobbied for liberalisation of labour laws in Karnataka earlier in March, according to a report. Lobbying by Apple and Foxconn led to laws that allow 12-hour shifts and night-time work for women in the state.
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App-Based Platform Workers’ Federation Writes to Labour Ministry, Demands Universal Social Security
- Wednesday December 23, 2020
- Jagmeet Singh
The Indian Federation of App-based Transport Workers (IFAT) has made a submission along with others to the Ministry of Labour and Employment over the ongoing public consultation on the Draft Code on Social Security (Central) Rules, 2020. It has also been signed by labour unions and civil society organisations to raise concerns about the implication...
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3 Labour Code Bills Passed In Rajya Sabha Amid Opposition Boycott
- Wednesday September 23, 2020
- India News | Reported by Akhilesh Sharma, Sukirti Dwivedi, Sunil Prabhu, Edited by Anindita Sanyal
Three of the four labour code bills, that comprise the government's flagship labour reforms, were passed by the Rajya Sabha today as opposition protests raged outside parliament. The opposition, which boycotted both houses since yesterday, had written to Rajya Sabha chairman Venkaiah Naidu, asking that the contentious bills not be passed "unilatera...
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www.ndtv.com
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Three Labour Law Codes Get Cabinet Approval, Will Go Before Parliament
- Wednesday September 9, 2020
- India News | Reported by Akhilesh Sharma, Edited by Anindita Sanyal
Three labour codes involving what the government called "important labour reforms" were approved by the Union cabinet at a meeting held last evening. The codes involve social security, occupational safety, health and working conditions and industrial relations, sources said. All three codes will be placed before parliament in the monsoon session t...
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www.ndtv.com
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UN Praises Qatar For Enacting Key Reforms For Migrant Workers
- Monday August 31, 2020
- World News | ANI
The United Nations labour agency on Sunday commended Qatar for abolishing an exploitative employment system that required migrant workers to seek their employer's permission to change jobs.
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www.ndtv.com
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PM Modi's Labour Reform Push May Remove Key Hurdle For Investors
- Tuesday November 26, 2019
- India News | Bibhudatta Pradhan and Vrishti Beniwal, Bloomberg
Prime Minister Narendra Modi is finally attempting to overhaul India's most controversial labor laws to attract investment and make it easier to do business in a country where changing archaic rules is a challenge for any government.
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www.ndtv.com
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In A First, Qatar Sets $200 Minimum Wage Ahead Of 2022 FIFA World Cup
- Friday November 17, 2017
- World News | AFP
Qatar has set a temporary minimum wage for migrant workers worth around $200 a month, its labour minister said Thursday, a benchmark reform following widespread criticism of Doha's preparations for the 2022 World Cup.
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www.ndtv.com
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To Ensure High Productivity, NITI Aayog Presses For Major Labour Reforms
- Sunday April 30, 2017
- India News | Press Trust of India
NITI Aayog has pressed for 'substantive' reforms in labour laws to take the country out of the current low-productivity and low-wage jobs situation. It has also said that unifying the existing large number of labour laws into four codes without reforming them will serve little purpose.
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www.ndtv.com
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Tens Of Thousands Of Belgians Protest Reforms, Labor Law
- Thursday September 29, 2016
- World News | Associated Press
Tens of thousands of workers have rallied in the Belgian capital to protest against government reforms and labor laws, disrupting public transport and traffic.
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www.ndtv.com
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Centre's New Push Soon On 'Hire And Fire' Law To Boost Jobs
- Thursday September 22, 2016
- India News | Reuters
The Narendra Modi government is to make a renewed drive to overhaul labour laws, hoping to create millions of new jobs by making it easier to hire and fire, the labour ministry's top bureaucrat said today.
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www.ndtv.com
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French Protesters In Last-Ditch Bid To Undo Labour Law
- Thursday September 15, 2016
- World News | Agence France-Presse
Opponents of France's controversial labour reforms took to the streets Thursday for the 14th time in six months in a last-ditch bid to quash the measures that lost the Socialist government crucial support on the left.
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www.ndtv.com
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Will Fight Abusive Labour Laws For You, Says PM Modi To Indians In Qatar
- Tuesday June 7, 2016
- Indians Abroad | Reuters
Qatar has reassured India that labour reforms will improve the conditions of more than half a million Indian migrants, after Prime Minister Narendra Modi raised concerns of abuses during a weekend visit to the Gulf state.
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www.ndtv.com
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4 Labour Codes Come Into Effect, Social Security Extended To All Workers
- Tuesday December 9, 2025
- India News | Press Trust of India
In a landmark overhaul of labour laws, the government on Friday notified all four Labour Codes, ushering in major reforms, including universal social security coverage for gig workers, and mandatory appointment letters for all employees.
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www.ndtv.com
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New Labour Laws Likely To Generate 77 Lakh New Jobs: Report
- Tuesday November 25, 2025
- India News | Asian News International
The implementation of the government's new labour reforms could significantly boost employment and formalisation in India's labour market over the medium term, highlighted a report by the State Bank of India (SBI).
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www.ndtv.com
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India's Workforce Gets A Health Upgrade Under New Labour Codes: Key Benefits Explained
- Monday November 24, 2025
- Health | Written by Shreya Goswami
India's newly enforced labour codes require employers to provide annual free health checkups for all workers over 40, part of a broader reform to boost preventive care, extend social security and improve workforce well-being.
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www.ndtv.com
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Apple, Foxconn Efforts Lead to Labour Reforms Ahead of Plans to Ramp Up Production in India: Report
- Friday March 10, 2023
- Reuters
Apple and Foxconn, a major supplier for the Cupertino company, successfully lobbied for liberalisation of labour laws in Karnataka earlier in March, according to a report. Lobbying by Apple and Foxconn led to laws that allow 12-hour shifts and night-time work for women in the state.
-
www.gadgets360.com
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App-Based Platform Workers’ Federation Writes to Labour Ministry, Demands Universal Social Security
- Wednesday December 23, 2020
- Jagmeet Singh
The Indian Federation of App-based Transport Workers (IFAT) has made a submission along with others to the Ministry of Labour and Employment over the ongoing public consultation on the Draft Code on Social Security (Central) Rules, 2020. It has also been signed by labour unions and civil society organisations to raise concerns about the implication...
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www.gadgets360.com
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3 Labour Code Bills Passed In Rajya Sabha Amid Opposition Boycott
- Wednesday September 23, 2020
- India News | Reported by Akhilesh Sharma, Sukirti Dwivedi, Sunil Prabhu, Edited by Anindita Sanyal
Three of the four labour code bills, that comprise the government's flagship labour reforms, were passed by the Rajya Sabha today as opposition protests raged outside parliament. The opposition, which boycotted both houses since yesterday, had written to Rajya Sabha chairman Venkaiah Naidu, asking that the contentious bills not be passed "unilatera...
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www.ndtv.com
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Three Labour Law Codes Get Cabinet Approval, Will Go Before Parliament
- Wednesday September 9, 2020
- India News | Reported by Akhilesh Sharma, Edited by Anindita Sanyal
Three labour codes involving what the government called "important labour reforms" were approved by the Union cabinet at a meeting held last evening. The codes involve social security, occupational safety, health and working conditions and industrial relations, sources said. All three codes will be placed before parliament in the monsoon session t...
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www.ndtv.com
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UN Praises Qatar For Enacting Key Reforms For Migrant Workers
- Monday August 31, 2020
- World News | ANI
The United Nations labour agency on Sunday commended Qatar for abolishing an exploitative employment system that required migrant workers to seek their employer's permission to change jobs.
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www.ndtv.com
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PM Modi's Labour Reform Push May Remove Key Hurdle For Investors
- Tuesday November 26, 2019
- India News | Bibhudatta Pradhan and Vrishti Beniwal, Bloomberg
Prime Minister Narendra Modi is finally attempting to overhaul India's most controversial labor laws to attract investment and make it easier to do business in a country where changing archaic rules is a challenge for any government.
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www.ndtv.com
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In A First, Qatar Sets $200 Minimum Wage Ahead Of 2022 FIFA World Cup
- Friday November 17, 2017
- World News | AFP
Qatar has set a temporary minimum wage for migrant workers worth around $200 a month, its labour minister said Thursday, a benchmark reform following widespread criticism of Doha's preparations for the 2022 World Cup.
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www.ndtv.com
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To Ensure High Productivity, NITI Aayog Presses For Major Labour Reforms
- Sunday April 30, 2017
- India News | Press Trust of India
NITI Aayog has pressed for 'substantive' reforms in labour laws to take the country out of the current low-productivity and low-wage jobs situation. It has also said that unifying the existing large number of labour laws into four codes without reforming them will serve little purpose.
-
www.ndtv.com
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Tens Of Thousands Of Belgians Protest Reforms, Labor Law
- Thursday September 29, 2016
- World News | Associated Press
Tens of thousands of workers have rallied in the Belgian capital to protest against government reforms and labor laws, disrupting public transport and traffic.
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www.ndtv.com
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Centre's New Push Soon On 'Hire And Fire' Law To Boost Jobs
- Thursday September 22, 2016
- India News | Reuters
The Narendra Modi government is to make a renewed drive to overhaul labour laws, hoping to create millions of new jobs by making it easier to hire and fire, the labour ministry's top bureaucrat said today.
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www.ndtv.com
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French Protesters In Last-Ditch Bid To Undo Labour Law
- Thursday September 15, 2016
- World News | Agence France-Presse
Opponents of France's controversial labour reforms took to the streets Thursday for the 14th time in six months in a last-ditch bid to quash the measures that lost the Socialist government crucial support on the left.
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www.ndtv.com
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Will Fight Abusive Labour Laws For You, Says PM Modi To Indians In Qatar
- Tuesday June 7, 2016
- Indians Abroad | Reuters
Qatar has reassured India that labour reforms will improve the conditions of more than half a million Indian migrants, after Prime Minister Narendra Modi raised concerns of abuses during a weekend visit to the Gulf state.
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www.ndtv.com