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List of 29 Old Labour Laws Merged into New Labour Codes”

The Government of India has simplified the country's labour regulations by merging 29 existing labour laws into 4 comprehensive Labour Codes. This transformation aims to create a transparent, modern, and worker-friendly system. Here is the complete breakdown of which old laws were merged into which new labour code.

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✅ New Labour Codes in India: Full List of 29 Old Laws Merged Into 4 New Codes

The Government of India has simplified labour regulations by merging 29 separate labour laws into 4 modern Labour Codes. This reform aims to make compliance easier, reduce complexity, and improve protections for workers.

🟦 Code on Wages, 2019

Merged Old Laws (4)

  1. Payment of Wages Act, 1936
  2. Minimum Wages Act, 1948
  3. Payment of Bonus Act, 1965
  4. Equal Remuneration Act, 1976

Purpose: To create a uniform and simple wage structure across India.

🟩 Industrial Relations Code, 2020

Merged Old Laws (3)

  1. Trade Unions Act, 1926
  2. Industrial Employment (Standing Orders) Act, 1946
  3. Industrial Disputes Act, 1947

Purpose: To simplify industrial relations — hiring, firing, dispute resolution and trade union regulation.

🟧 Occupational Safety, Health & Working Conditions (OSH) Code, 2020

Merged Old Laws (13)

  1. Factories Act, 1948
  2. Mines Act, 1952
  3. Dock Workers (Safety, Health & Welfare) Act, 1986
  4. Building and Other Construction Workers (Regulation of Employment and Conditions of Service) Act, 1996
  5. Contract Labour (Regulation and Abolition) Act, 1970
  6. Inter-State Migrant Workmen (Regulation of Employment and Conditions of Service) Act, 1979
  7. Working Journalists and Other Newspaper Employees (Conditions of Service and Miscellaneous Provisions) Act, 1955
  8. Working Journalists (Fixation of Rates of Wages) Act, 1958
  9. Motor Transport Workers Act, 1961
  10. Sales Promotion Employees (Conditions of Service) Act, 1976
  11. Beedi and Cigar Workers (Conditions of Employment) Act, 1966
  12. Cine-Workers and Cinema Theatre Workers Act, 1981
  13. Plantation Labour Act, 1951

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