4 Labour Codes - Bilingual

 

Labour Codes - PIB - Press Information Bureau Summary

Write up on Labour Codes - English 

लेबर कोड पर लेख 

Clarification on Labour Laws & Labour Codes 

The Government has consolidated 29 Labour Laws into 4 Labour Codes:

1. Code on Wages, 2019

2. Industrial Relations Code, 2020

3. Code on Social Security, 2020

4. Occupational Safety, Health and Working Conditions Code, 2020

Important for Railway Examinations:  Wherever the syllabus refers to the erstwhile Labour Acts/Laws, the relevant provisions of these four Labour Codes may be read in their place, as applicable.

Authority: Railway Board Letter No. E(GP)2026/2/5 (3522005), dated 29.09.2026 — Para 3

New Labour Code - Code on Wages, 2019

 

Labour Laws Overview

Existing Labour Laws

Name of the Act	Year
Equal Remuneration Act	1976
Minimum Wages Act	1948
Payment of Bonus Act	1965
Payment of Wages Act	1936

New Labour Code - Code on Wages, 2019

• Consolidates the above four Acts into a single legislation.
• Once notified and made effective, the foregoing Acts will be repealed.

Important Note

Central Trade Unions including Railway Trade Unions have been agitating against the implementation of New Labour Codes.