Labour Minister Mansukh Mandaviya Holds Bilateral Talks at World Social Security Summit in Kuala Lumpur

Union Labour and Employment Minister Dr Mansukh Mandaviya today held bilateral meetings with the President of the International Social Security Association (ISSA) and delegations from Malaysia and Uganda on the sidelines of the World Social Security Summit (WSSF) in Kuala Lumpur. The Ministry of Labour and Employment said that during the meeting, they discussed mutual recognition of skills, safe labour mobility, and social protection collaboration. It added that the President of ISSA congratulated India on its achievements in social protection and appreciated the remarkable expansion in social security coverage within a short span of time.
 
In his meeting with Malaysian Minister of Human Resources Steven Sim Chee Keong, Mr Mandaviya reiterated India’s readiness to support Malaysia’s labour market needs through India’s professional and skilled workforce. The Minister further emphasised that the Global South should take the lead in framing model definitions for gig and platform workers for the global community at large.