New Labour Codes, Nov. 21 -- The Ministry of Labour and Employment in an announcement said that the Indian government has implemented four new Labour Codes and rationalised 29 exiting labour laws, with effect from 21 November.

The new codes are - the Code on Wages, 2019, the Industrial Relations Code, 2020, the Code on Social Security, 2020, and the Occupational Safety, Health and Working Conditions Code, 2020.

The updates also include measures undertaken especially for women employees in the workforce, across different categories.

Among other things, women workers are permitted to work at night in all types of work across all establishments (including underground mining and heavy machinery), subject to their consent and required safet...