The Bharatiya Mazdoor Sangh (BMS) has outlined the proposed work programme of the BRICS Trade Union Forum's task force on artificial intelligence, identifying key issues for the upcoming forum. According to reports from Business Standard, the proposals were presented at a conference on Human-Centric Technology & Artificial Intelligence: Implications for the Future of Work, organised by the BRICS Trade Union Forum in association with the Department of Economics at Shaheed Bhagat Singh College, University of Delhi. The development comes ahead of the 15th BRICS Trade Union Forum, which India will host in Hyderabad from 14 to 16 July under the presidency of BMS.
The proposed work programme addresses workplace surveillance, automation-led job displacement, algorithmic management and labour protections for platform workers as priority areas. As reported by Business Standard, other focus areas include reskilling, equitable sharing of productivity gains from technological change, bridging the digital divide, and strengthening labour and social security protections for platform and gig workers. The task force will also develop frameworks for worker participation during technological transitions and guidelines on AI and workplace data usage. Among the proposed deliverables are frameworks for worker participation during technological transitions, guidelines on the use of AI and workplace data, recommendations on reskilling, and mechanisms for coordination among BRICS trade unions on technology-related labour issues.
Anish Mishra, task force chair for the BRICS Trade Union Forum, outlined the comprehensive approach at the conference. According to Business Standard, the task force will comprise representatives from BRICS trade union centres, subject experts in labour policy, artificial intelligence, the digital economy and skills development. The structure is designed to function through consensus-based decision-making and submit recommendations to the BRICS Trade Union Forum. The task force will also prepare a common position paper on human-centric technology and AI and develop mechanisms for coordination among BRICS trade unions on issues arising from technological change.
The 15th BRICS Trade Union Forum will be hosted by India in Hyderabad from 14 to 16 July under the presidency of BMS. As reported by Business Standard, the task force will produce a comprehensive set of outputs—from a common position paper to practical frameworks ensuring BRICS trade unions speak with one voice on technology and AI governance. Key recommendations will be included in the BRICS Trade Union Forum 2026 declaration and future work programme. BMS assumed the presidency of the BRICS Trade Union Forum earlier this year and has identified AI, skills development and social security as its priority areas for 2026.
