PROVISIONS FOR WORKERS IN LABOUR CODES

• India has consolidated 29 central labour laws into four Labour Codes: Code on Wages (2019); Industrial Relations Code (2020); Code on Social Security (2020); Occupational Safety, Health and Working Conditions (OSH&WC) Code (2020).
• The Codes were operationalised by the Centre with effect from 21 November 2025, marking the biggest restructuring of Indian labour law since Independence.
• Examinable on GS-II (welfare schemes, vulnerable sections) and GS-III (employment, growth) — directly tied to formalisation of employment, gig/platform worker rights, and universal social security.