**Executive Summary**
The Ministry of Labour & Employment reported on the welfare of organised and unorganised sectors, highlighting the implementation of four Labour Codes that came into force on November 21, 2025. These codes aim to improve working conditions, safety, wages, and social security for workers by rationalizing existing labour laws. A national conference was held on November 11-12, 2025, and the Pradhan Mantri Viksit Bharat Rozgar Yojana is being implemented to generate employment across all sectors.
**Key Points / Main Content**
* **Labour Codes Implementation:**
* The Code on Wages, 2019; the Industrial Relations (IR) Code, 2020; the Code on Social Security, 2020; and the Occupational Safety, Health and Working Conditions Code, 2020, have come into force on November 21, 2025.
* These codes rationalize 29 existing labour laws.
* **New Labour Code Provisions:**
* Mandate appointment letters.
* Ensure universal minimum wages.
* Provide nationwide social security for gig, platform, and interstate migrant workers.
* Offer free annual health check-ups.
* Expand rights for women to work in all sectors, including night shifts.
* Enhance worker safety, welfare, and social protection.
* The IR Code provides a reskilling fund for retrenched workers.
* **Regulations and Enforcement:**
* Rules, regulations, and standards have been made for worker safety in construction, manufacturing, and mining sectors.
* Regular inspections are conducted to ensure compliance with conditions of service, including health, safety, and welfare provisions.
* Penalties, including fines and imprisonment, are imposed for irregularities.
* **National Conference & Policy:**
* A National Conference of Labour & Employment and Industry Ministers and Secretaries was held November 11-12, 2025.
* A draft 'Shram Shakti NITI' (National Labour & Employment Policy) is being prepared to build an inclusive and resilient ecosystem for workers towards Viksit Bharat by 2047.
* **Employment Generation Scheme:**
* The Government is implementing Pradhan Mantri Viksit Bharat Rozgar Yojana.
* The scheme aims to support employment generation and enhance employability across all sectors, with focus on the manufacturing sector.
* It has an outlay of Rs 99,446 Crore.
* Aims to incentivize the creation of more than 3.5 Crore jobs over 2 years.
**Impact Analysis**
**Workers (Organized and Unorganized)**
* **Impact:** Improved working conditions, enhanced safety and social security, assured minimum wages, and expanded rights. Access to reskilling funds if retrenched.
* **Action Required:** Understand the new rights and provisions under the implemented Labour Codes to ensure compliance and avail benefits.
**Employers**
* **Impact:** Need to comply with the new Labour Codes regarding appointment letters, minimum wages, social security provisions, and safety regulations.
* **Action Required:** Update policies and procedures to align with the new regulations, conduct regular inspections, and ensure compliance to avoid penalties.
**Government (Ministry of Labour & Employment)**
* **Impact:** Oversight and enforcement of the new Labour Codes, implementation of the Pradhan Mantri Viksit Bharat Rozgar Yojana.
* **Action Required:** Continue monitoring compliance, implement the employment generation scheme, and finalize the 'Shram Shakti NITI'.
Key Entities Referenced
The four Labour Codes: A set of consolidated labour laws, including the Code on Wages, the Industrial Relations Code, the Code on Social Security, and the Occupational Safety, Health and Working Conditions Code.
Ministry of Labour & Employment: The Indian government ministry responsible for labour policies and employment-related initiatives.
Pradhan Mantri Viksit Bharat Rozgar Yojana: A scheme to support employment generation, enhance employability and social security across all sectors.
Shram Shakti NITI: A draft National Labour & Employment Policy, aiming to build an inclusive, fair, and resilient ecosystem for workers.
Ministry of Labour & Employment
WELFARE OF ORGANISED AND UNORGANISED
SECTORS
प्रव तथ: 08 DEC 2025 4:52PM by PIB Delhi
The four Labour Codes - the Code on Wages, 2019, the Industrial Relations (IR) Code, 2020, the Code on
Social Security, 2020 and the Occupational Safety, Health and Working Conditions Code, 2020 have come
into force on 21.11.2025, rationalizing 29 existing labour laws for better working conditions, safety,
wages, social security & enhanced welfare for workers.
These new labour codes mandate appointment letters, universal minimum wages, nationwide social
security for gig, platform and interstate migrant workers, free annual health check-ups, expanded rights for
women to work in all sectors including night shifts, etc. The Codes enhance worker safety, welfare, and
social protection across sectors including unorganized workers. The IR Code also provides reskilling fund
for retrenched workers.
Rules, regulations, standards etc. have been made for safety of workers in constructions, manufacturing
and mining sector. For compliance with rules, regulations, inspections are conducted time to time in
respect of conditions of service including the health, safety and welfare provisions. In case of detection of
irregularities, penalties including fines and imprisonment are imposed as per rules and regulations
prescribed.
The two-day National Conference of Labour & Employment and Industry Ministers and Secretaries of
States and Union Territories was held during 11th – 12th November, 2025. Draft ‘Shram Shakti NITI'
(National Labour & Employment Policy) a comprehensive vision document has been prepared to build an
inclusive, fair, and resilient ecosystem for workers, accelerating India's journey towards a Viksit Bharat by
2047.
In addition, the Government is implementing Pradhan Mantri Viksit Bharat Rozgar Yojana to support
employment generation, enhance employability and social security across all sectors, with special focus on
the manufacturing sector. The scheme with an outlay of Rs 99,446 Crore aims to incentivize the creation
of more than 3.5 Crore jobs in the country, over a period of 2 years.
This information was given by the Minister of State for Labour and Employment Sushri
Shobha Karandlaje in written reply to a question in Lok Sabha today.
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