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16/07/21 10:15 AM IST

7th BRICS Labour & Employment Ministers’ Meeting

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Union Minister for Labour & Employment Bhupender Yadav chairs 7th BRICS Labour & Employment Ministers’ Meeting.

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  • Ministers of the member countries viz. Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa participated in the meeting.
  • Discussion on four priority areas of cooperation took place namely, Promoting Social Security Agreements amongst BRICS Nations; Formalisation of Labour Markets; Participation of Women in the Labour Force; and Gig and Platform Workers: Role in the Labour Market.
  • BRICS Ministers have resolved to carry out exchange of information among BRICS countries on employment and social security for cross-border labour flows and initiate social security agreements between BRICS nations within a reasonable time frame.
  • To enhance the role of gig and platform workers in the labour market, the BRICS Ministers supported the development of the digital economy, including digital delivery of services, while acknowledging the role of digital platforms in providing resilience to national economies in the face of crisis such as COVID-19.
Labour laws 
  • The Code on Wages 2019
  • The Code on Social Security 2020
  • The Industrial Relations Code 2020
  • The Occupational Safety, Health and Working Conditions Code 2020
  • The new Labour Codes provide integrated pathways towards robust formalization of the labour market, increasing participation of women in the labour force and enhancing the role of gig and platform workers in the labour market.
  • The Minister further emphasised on need for signing of Social Security agreements amongst BRICS nations to promote welfare of the international migrant workers.
Source: PIB

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