India Hosts 12th BRICS Labour and Employment Ministers Meeting

19 July 2026National

Under India's BRICS Chairship 2026, the 12th BRICS Labour and Employment Ministers' Meeting concluded in Hyderabad, Telangana on 18 July 2026, convened under the theme "Building for Resilience, Innovation, Cooperation and Sustainability." Union Labour & Employment Minister Dr. Mansukh Mandaviya led the Indian side. The meeting adopted the BRICS Labour and Employment Ministers' Declaration and launched BRICS CONNECT, an India-proposed initiative for technical cooperation, skills forecasting, digital employment services and social security. The ILO Director-General commended India's social protection system for now reaching 1 billion people.

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BRICS founded 2009 (BRIC); South Africa joined 2010 | Expanded members include Egypt, Ethiopia, Iran, UAE, Indonesia | India BRICS Chairship: 2026 | ILO HQ: Geneva, founded 1919

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India (BRICS Chair 2026) hosted the 12th BRICS Labour & Employment Ministers' Meeting in Hyderabad, adopting a joint Declaration and launching BRICS CONNECT.

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