PM Modi shares article on labour reforms driving India’s future-ready economy

November 24, 2025 5:00 PM

PM Modi shares article on labour reforms driving India’s future-ready economy

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday shared an article highlighting the government’s transformative labour reforms that are shaping a future-ready economy and reinforcing India’s position as a trusted global partner. The article, written by Union Minister Dr. Mansukh Mandaviya, reflects on the far-reaching impact of these reforms, which aim to simplify compliance, empower women workers, and strengthen India’s role in the global value chain. Sharing the article on X, the PMO India handl...

Four Labour Codes come into force from today, reforming 29 existing laws

November 21, 2025 5:31 PM

Four Labour Codes come into force from today, reforming 29 existing laws

The Centre on Friday announced the implementation of the four Labour Codes - the Code on Wages (2019), Industrial Relations Code (2020), Code on Social Security (2020), and Occupational Safety, Health and Working Conditions (OSHWC) Code (2020). The Codes come into effect from November 21, 2025, replacing 29 Central labour laws. Prime Minister Narendra Modi welcomed the decision, describing it as “one of the most comprehensive labour-oriented reforms since Independence.” In a post on X, he s...

Lawmakers review plan to raise retirement age in fast-greying China

September 11, 2024 12:19 PM

Lawmakers review plan to raise retirement age in fast-greying China

China's top legislative body this week assessed an official plan to delay the country's retirement age, among the world's lowest, taking a key step towards changing decades-old labour laws and easing economic pressures stemming from a shrinking workforce. The ruling Communist Party said in July that China would gradually raise the country's retirement age. The retirement age is now 60 for men, about six years below that in most developed economies, while for women in white-collar work it is 55,...