Labour reforms: Govt fully operationalises four new codes by publishing rules

CPI(M) Denounces Operationalisation of Labour Codes, Urges States to Resist

NEW DELHI — The Communist Party of India (Marxist) on Saturday strongly denounced the Union government’s decision to operationalise the Labour Codes through the notification of Central Rules on May 8, 2026, calling it a “deceptive and anti-worker” move and urging state governments to resist their implementation by introducing protective amendments. The party alleged that the Bharatiya Janata Party-led Union government had initially planned to br…

Centre fully operationalises four labour codes

New Delhi: The Centre has completed the implementation of the four labour codes by notifying the corresponding rules in the official gazette, more than five years after the reforms were first introduced to overhaul India’s labour law framework.  The four labour codes -- the Code on Wages, 2019, the Industrial Relations Code, 2020, the Code on Social Security, 2020, and the Occupational Safety, Health and Working Conditions Code, 2020 -- had come…

Labour reforms: Govt fully operationalises four new codes by publishing rules

New Delhi, May 9 (PTI) After a long wait of over five years, the central government has fully operationalised the four labour codes by publishing rules, ensuring minimum wage and universal social security for all workers.The four codes, namely the Code on Wages, 2019, the Industrial Relations Code, 2020, the Code on Social Security, 2020, and the Occupational Safety, Health and Working Conditions Code, 2020, came into effect from November 21, 20…