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MoS leads delegation at 114th International Labour Conference in Geneva

Published: Jun 11, 2026

By TIOLCorplaws News Service

NEW DELHI, JUN 11, 2026: UNION Minister of State for Labour and Employment and Micro, Small & Medium Enterprises, Government of India, Sushri Shobha Karandlaje, led the Indian delegation at the 114th International Labour Conference (ILC) in Geneva, Switzerland, underlining India's commitment to inclusive growth, gender equality, and social dialogue. Her engagements reflected a strong, coordinated diplomatic presence with participation in discussions, and series of high-level bilateral meetings on 9th June 2026.

On the sidelines of the 114th International Labour Conference in Geneva,  Union Minister held a bilateral meeting with Mr. Ramjee Yadav, Minister for Youth, Labour and Employment, Nepal. Nepal appreciated India's digital portals. India highlighted that Nepal remains a priority partner for India under our "Neighbourhood First" policy. Both the Ministers discussed enhancing cooperation in the areas of skill development, labour mobility, and sharing digital technology. The discussion reaffirmed shared commitment to enhancing opportunities and welfare for workers in both countries and further deepening the longstanding and fraternal ties.

In the meeting of the MoS Sushri Shobha Karandlaje  with Ms. Teresa Rodrigues Dias, Minister of Public Administration, Labour and Social Security, Angola, discussion focussed on strengthening cooperation in Labour and Employment, skills development, vocational training, social protection and workforce training.  Both Ministers agreed on increasing cooperation between two countries in the area of  employment services, skilling, workforce planning and digital governance. Angola appreciated India's digital goods and requested for knowledge sharing. India offered technical assistance and capacity building support to Angola in designing, developing and operationalizing digital platforms for employment services, worker registration, jobs and skill matching.

Union Minister in her bilateral meeting with Mr. Muhammad Reza Casam Uteem, Minister of Labour and Industrial relations, Mauritius, appreciated the close and long standing relations between the two countries anchored in shared history, culture, democratic values and deep people to people ties. Mauritius appreciated significant progress made by India in developing digital Public Infrastructure in the Labour and Employment Sector. India reaffirmed its readiness to share its expertise and assured its continued technical assistance to Mauritius in developing digital goods.

Sushri Shobha Karandlaje also met Labour Ministers from France, UK, South Korea,  USA and Canada at Geneva and discussed legal pathways for migration of skilled manpower from India through mutual recognition of skills and demand driven skilling.

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