What is Labour Codes (India)?
The Labour Codes are four Indian laws that merged 29 central labour laws: 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 government made them effective on 21 November 2025.
Example
The Payment of Gratuity Act, 1972 now sits inside the Code on Social Security, and the Minimum Wages Act, 1948 inside the Code on Wages. Details also depend on rules and state laws.
Related
Start with the four codes explained or the Labour Codes hub.
Related terms and guides
Sources
- PIB, Government makes the four Labour Codes effective (21 Nov 2025), https://www.pib.gov.in/PressReleseDetailm.aspx?PRID=2192463®=3&lang=2, live official page, linked for readers; link checked 2026-10-31
- Ministry of Labour and Employment, https://labour.gov.in, official site, linked for readers
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