Union Minister Bhupender Yadav attends BRICS Labour and Employment Ministers' Meeting

Union Labour and Employment Minister Bhupender Yadav attended the BRICS Labour and Employment Ministers’ Meeting held under the Chinese Presidency yesterday. The Ministers of the member countries Brazil, Russia, India, China, and South Africa participated in the meeting. The discussions were held on three priority issues, namely - promoting green jobs for sustainable development, Developing skills for resilient recovery, and Protecting Workers Right in New Forms of Employment.

During the session, Mr Yadav highlighted the steps taken by India to provide relief to workers during the pandemic. He also mentioned various



initiatives taken towards providing free rations, enhancing the number of days of assured employment under MNREGA, and collateral-free loans provided to street vendors to help them resume their businesses under PM SVANidhi Yojana during the pandemic.

As regards the priority issues discussed in the meeting, Mr Yadav said, that Climate change is necessitating a shift towards more sustainable development and green jobs. He further informed that a Sector Council for Green Jobs has been set up in India to develop strategy and implement programs for Skill development in green sector.