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ARTICLE · 16 JANUARY 2026

The Draft Rules Under The Labour Codes

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The Government of India (hereinafter referred as GOI) has come up with the new labour laws, namely, Code of Wages 2019 (hereinafter referred as Wages Code), Code of Social Security, 2020 (hereinafter referred as Social Security Code), Occupational Safety, Health and Working Conditions Code, 2020 (hereinafter referred as OSHW Code) and Industrial Relation Code, 2020 (hereinafter referred as IR Code).

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The Government of India (hereinafter referred as GOI) has come up with the new labour laws, namely, Code of Wages 2019 (hereinafter referred as Wages Code), Code of Social Security, 2020 (hereinafter referred as Social Security Code), Occupational Safety, Health and Working Conditions Code, 2020 (hereinafter referred as OSHW Code) and Industrial Relation Code, 2020 (hereinafter referred as IR Code). The said acts are to be made effective from 21st November 2025. In furtherance of these codes, the GOI has now issued Draft Central Rules (hereinafter referred as Rules) under these Code. A period of thirty days has been provided to the stakeholders for submission of objections/ suggestions on the Rules for the IR Code and 45 days for the Rules of other three codes.

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