New Delhi, Nov. 22 -- The Occupational Safety, Health and Working Conditions Code (OSH), 2020, which is among the four Labour Codes made effective from November 21, 2025, is enacted to consolidate and simplify the existing complex web of labour laws.

It replaces 13 Central Labour laws with a single comprehensive legislation, thereby reducing multiplicity and bringing uniformity across industries and States/ UTs.

The Code was enacted as a part of the broader labour laws reforms to improve transparency, enhance worker welfare, and promote ease of doing business in India, according to a statement from the central government.

According to the government, the Code balances the twin objectives of safeguarding worker rights and safe working c...