The Industrial Relations Code, Code on Social Security, and Occupational Safety, Health and Working Conditions Code were passed during the Monsoon Session of Parliament in 2020 amidst massive criticism and protests. In the Monsoon Session of 2019, the Code on Wages had been passed. Together, these four codes merge 44 pre-existing labour laws.
The four labour codes enacted by Parliament, beginning with the Code on Wages in 2019, are set to be implemented soon.
According to Labour and Employment Secretary Apurva Chandra, the Labour Ministry will formulate relevant rules and regulations over the coming weeks to implement the four new Labour Codes.
Once the rules are notified, the codes will come into effect.
The government introduced the codes with the aim of streamlining and simplifying the country’s existing and overlapping labour laws. Since the subject of labour comes under the Concurrent List of the Constitution, there were hundreds of State and Central labour laws.
Source: Moneycontrol
