This landmark move lays the foundation for a future-ready workforce and stronger, resilient industries driving labour reforms, a ministry statement said.

In a historic decision, the government on Friday announced the implementation of the four Labour Codes, which rationalised 29 existing labour laws, with immediate effect.

The four labour codes are -- 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.

"The four labour codes have been notified and now they are the law of the land," said labour minister Mansukh Mandaviya at a press conference here.

By modernising labour regulations, enhancing workers' welfare and aligning the labour ecosystem with the evolving world of work

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