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 on 9th June 2026
Held bilateral meeting with Mr. Ramjee Yadav, Minister for Youth, Labour and Employment, Nepal
Nepal appreciated India's digital portals
India highlighted Nepal remains a priority partner under "Neighbourhood First" policy
Discussed enhancing cooperation in areas of skill development, labour mobility, and sharing digital technology
Held bilateral meeting with Ms. Teresa Rodrigues Dias, Minister of Public Administration, Labour and Social Security, Angola
Discussion focused on strengthening cooperation in Labour and Employment, skills development, vocational training, social protection and workforce training
Agreed on increasing cooperation in employment services, skilling, workforce planning and digital governance
Angola appreciated India's digital goods and requested 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
Held bilateral meeting with Mr. Muhammad Reza Casam Uteem, Minister of Labour and Industrial relations, Mauritius
Mauritius appreciated significant progress made by India in developing digital Public Infrastructure in the Labour and Employment Sector
India reaffirmed readiness to share its expertise and assured continued technical assistance to Mauritius in developing digital goods
Met Labour Ministers from France, UK, South Korea, USA and Canada
Discussed legal pathways for migration of skilled manpower from India through mutual recognition of skills and demand driven skilling
