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Union Minister for Labour & Employment Dr. Mansukh Mandaviya called for building a worker-centric global order where technological advancement is guided by social justice, responsible innovation and human dignity, while inaugurating the 15th BRICS Trade Union Forum (TUF) Summit 2026 in Hyderabad earlier on Tuesday.
Addressing delegates from BRICS countries at the inaugural session, the Minister said India’s BRICS Presidency theme, “Building for Resilience, Innovation, Cooperation and Sustainability,” reflects the country’s commitment to ensuring that the future of work remains inclusive, equitable and centred on the welfare of workers.
He said the e-Shram portal has registered over 317 million unorganised workers, while the National Career Service Portal links job seekers, employers and training providers through a nationwide digital employment platform. Highlighting India’s social security network, he noted that EPFO serves more than 80 million active members and 8 million pensioners, while ESIC provides healthcare and social security benefits to over 150 million insured persons and their dependants. The Minister said social protection coverage has risen from 19 per cent in 2015 to 64.3 per cent in 2025, covering nearly 940 million people, with preliminary estimates indicating that more than one billion citizens will be covered in 2026. He added that nearly 170 million employment opportunities have been created over the past decade, while the Pradhan Mantri Viksit Bharat Rozgar Yojana aims to generate 35 million formal sector jobs over the next two years through employment-linked incentives. Speaking at the BRICS Trade Union Forum Summit 2026, Dr. Mandaviya also underscored India’s tripartite labour governance model and called for greater BRICS cooperation in social security, labour mobility, skill development, AI governance and decent work.
Dr. Mandaviya appreciated the role of trade unions in safeguarding workers’ rights, and strengthening industrial harmony.
The Minister said the Four Labour Codes have consolidated 29 labour laws into a simplified framework while strengthening workers’ rights, while addressing the representatives from BRICS on Tuesday in Hyderabad.
Union Minister for Labour & Employment Dr. Mansukh Mandaviya called for building a worker-centric global order where technological advancement is guided by social justice, responsible innovation and human dignity, while inaugurating the 15th BRICS Trade Union Forum (TUF) Summit 2026 in Hyderabad earlier on Tuesday.
Representatives from BRICS countries, including Carlos Augusto Muller (Brazil), Sergei Chernogaev, Chairman, Federation of Independent Trade Unions of Russia (FNPR), Huxiang Zhu (China), Masale Godfrey Selematsela (South Africa), Ms. Yuki Otsuji, Workers’ Specialist, ILO-New Delhi, and Justice (Retd.) N. Nagaresh, participated in the inaugural session. Organised by the Bharatiya Mazdoor Sangh (BMS), the three-day summit has brought together more than 50 international delegates and around 70 representatives of Indian trade unions, labour experts and academicians, the organiser said.
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