BRICS leaders welcome Brics CONNECT initiative

Source: Hindustan Times | Original Published At: 2026-09-14 02:21:30 UTC

Key Points

• BRICS leaders adopted the New Delhi Declaration welcoming Brics CONNECT, a new platform for technical cooperation, knowledge exchange and capacity building.
• Brics CONNECT aims to facilitate exchange of policies and technologies on jobs, skills and social security, including for gig and platform workers.
• The platform is aligned with four priority areas: advancing social security, enhancing female labour force participation, cooperating on employability and skills mapping, and leveraging technology for workers' well-being.
• BRICS countries committed to strengthening collaboration in forecasting skills needs in digital, green, care and other priority sectors.
• The declaration also noted a proposal to establish capacity-building centres for BRICS member states to help create a future-ready workforce.
• BRICS countries reaffirmed commitments to protect cross-border workers' social-security rights, including portability of benefits, and noted plans for an international digital platform for remote employment.
• Experts said India needs stronger systems for skill-gap analysis and deeper industry participation to prepare workers for changing labour markets.