First Day of 2nd BRICS Employment Working Group Meeting concludes in Thiruvananthapuram

• 2nd EWG Meeting of BRICS held under India's 2026 BRICS Presidency at Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala on 6–7 May 2026.
• Theme of India's 2026 Presidency: "Building for Resilience, Innovation, Cooperation and Sustainability".
• Convened by the Ministry of Labour & Employment; outputs feed into the BRICS Labour & Employment Ministers' Meeting (July 2026).
• Tests UPSC understanding of expanded BRICS+ architecture, India's multilateral labour diplomacy and gig/platform-worker policy.