India to Host 12th Labour & Employment Ministers Meeting in Hyderabad

India will host the 2026 BRICS Labour and Employment Ministers' Meeting (LEMM) in Hyderabad on 15–16 July 2026. The meeting will bring together Ministers and senior officials from the BRICS member States, marking one of the key ministerial engagements of India's BRICS chairship in 2026. The meeting is being convened under India's BRICS Chairship theme: "Building for Resilience, Innovation, Cooperation and Sustainability (BRICS)".

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01The 12th Labour & Employment Ministers Meeting will be held in Hyderabad on July 15-16, 2026.
02India is hosting the 2026 BRICS Labour and Employment Ministers' Meeting (LEMM) under its BRICS Chairship theme: 'Building for Resilience, Innovation, Cooperation and Sustainability'.
03The meeting will bring together Ministers and senior officials from the BRICS member States to discuss labour market and employment challenges.
04Union Minister for Labour & Employment, Shri Mansukh Mandaviya, will chair the BRICS Labour & Employment Ministers' Meeting.
05The LEMM follows the Third BRICS Employment Working Group (EWG) Meeting, held in Hyderabad on July 13-14, 2026.
06The meeting aims to promote inclusive, resilient and sustainable growth across BRICS countries through strengthened cooperation in advancing social protection, workforce skilling, and labour market policy.
07Discussions at the LEMM will centre on four priority areas: social protection reforms, formalisation strategies, skilling initiatives, and inclusive models for platform-based work.

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Most people think the BRICS Labour & Employment Ministers' Meeting is a new initiative, but actually it's an annual event under India's BRICS Chairship.
Most people think the meeting will focus only on employment issues, but actually it will also discuss social protection and labour market policy.

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India has been actively promoting the concept of 'Building for Resilience, Innovation, Cooperation and Sustainability' (BRICS) in its international engagements, including through the BRICS Labour and Employment Ministers' Meeting.

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Single facteasy

Where will the 2026 BRICS Labour and Employment Ministers' Meeting be held?

A.Mumbai
B.Hyderabad
C.Chennai
D.Bangalore

Hyderabad is the venue for the 2026 BRICS Labour and Employment Ministers' Meeting, which will be held on 15-16 July 2026.

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Consider the following statements regarding BRICS Labour & Employment Ministers' Meeting: 1. The meeting will be held in Mumbai. 2. The 2026 BRICS Labour and Employment Ministers' Meeting (LEMM) will bring together Ministers and senior officials from the BRICS member States. 3. Union Minister for Labour & Employment, Shri Mansukh Mandaviya will chair the Third BRICS Employment Working Group (EWG) Meeting. How many of the above statements are correct?

A.Only one
B.Only two
C.All three
D.None

The meeting is actually being held in Hyderabad, not Mumbai. The text confirms that it's a LEMM and mentions bringing together Ministers and senior officials from BRICS member States. However, Shri Mansukh Mandaviya will chair the BRICS Labour & Employment Ministers' Meeting (LEMM), not the Third BRICS Employment Working Group (EWG) Meeting.

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