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2021

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Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]

The first BRICS Employment Working Group Meeting of 2021 has held. Which country is the chair of BRICS in 2021?

A	Brazil
B	India
C	South Africa
D	Russia

Explanation:

Detailed explanation-1: -Detailed Solution. The correct answer is India. Apurva Chandra, Secretary, Labour and Employment chaired the 1st BRICS Employment Working Group (EWG) Meeting held on 11-12 May 2021 in New Delhi in virtual format. India has assumed BRICS Presidency for 2021.

Detailed explanation-2: -The First Ministerial Meeting on Labour & Employment was held in Ufa, Russia in January 2016 wherein informality in the labour market, labour mobility, social security and ensuring decent work were discussed.

Detailed explanation-3: -The 13th BRICS Summit will be held under India’s Chairship on 09 September 2021. It will be the third time that India will be hosting the BRICS Summit after 2012 and 2016. The theme for India’s Chairship is ‘BRICS 15: Intra-BRICS Cooperation for Continuity, Consolidation and Consensus’.

Detailed explanation-4: -The most recent BRICS leaders’ summit took place virtually on 23 June 2022 hosted by China.

Detailed explanation-5: -Indias Union Minister for Labour and Employment Bhupender Yadav chaired the 7th BRICS meeting.

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