#Works_and_Economic_Life
#informal_sector
In NREGA reforms, prioritise the worker and her dues
https://www.thehindu.com/opinion/lead/in-nrega-reforms-prioritise-the-worker-and-her-dues/article66447362.ece/amp/
#informal_sector
In NREGA reforms, prioritise the worker and her dues
https://www.thehindu.com/opinion/lead/in-nrega-reforms-prioritise-the-worker-and-her-dues/article66447362.ece/amp/
The Hindu
In NREGA reforms, prioritise the worker and her dues
In reforms to the National Rural Employment Guarantee Act, an administrative and fiscal efficacy-alone focus would be a flaw
#Works_and_Economic_Life
#Informal_sector
#women_empowerment
What are the ways in which women’s participation in the Indian workforce can be increased?
https://scroll.in/article/1042901/what-are-the-ways-in-which-womens-participation-in-the-indian-workforce-can-be-increased
#Informal_sector
#women_empowerment
What are the ways in which women’s participation in the Indian workforce can be increased?
https://scroll.in/article/1042901/what-are-the-ways-in-which-womens-participation-in-the-indian-workforce-can-be-increased
Scroll.in
What are the ways in which women’s participation in the Indian workforce can be increased?
An excerpt from ‘Women’s Participation in Future Growth’, by Uma Ganesh and Shilpa Phadke, from ‘India’s Pathway to Success: Winning in the Next Decade’.
#Informal_sector_child_labour
#Works_and_Economic_Life
Does Minimum Wage Affect Informal Jobs across States in India?
https://www.epw.in/journal/2023/7/commentary/does-minimum-wage-affect-informal-jobs-across.html
#Works_and_Economic_Life
Does Minimum Wage Affect Informal Jobs across States in India?
https://www.epw.in/journal/2023/7/commentary/does-minimum-wage-affect-informal-jobs-across.html
Economic and Political Weekly
Does Minimum Wage Affect Informal Jobs across States in India?
The presence of a large informal sector as the mainstay of semi-skilled and unskilled workers raises questions on how the adoption of minimum wage in the formal sector could affect job opportunities.
#Works_and_Economic_Life
#Informal_sector
High time to address occupational hazards of waste pickers
* Informal waste sector in India carry out most labour-intensive and least rewarding job
https://www.downtoearth.org.in/blog/waste/high-time-to-address-occupational-hazards-of-waste-pickers-88043
#Informal_sector
High time to address occupational hazards of waste pickers
* Informal waste sector in India carry out most labour-intensive and least rewarding job
https://www.downtoearth.org.in/blog/waste/high-time-to-address-occupational-hazards-of-waste-pickers-88043
DownToEarth
High time to address occupational hazards of waste pickers
Informal waste sector in India carry out most labour-intensive and least rewarding job; most work and live in hazardous conditions with no security
#Domestic_labour
#Works_and_Economic_Life
#Informal_sector
Are domestic workers legally protected in India?
https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/explained-are-domestic-workers-legally-protected-in-india/article66606678.ece
#Works_and_Economic_Life
#Informal_sector
Are domestic workers legally protected in India?
https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/explained-are-domestic-workers-legally-protected-in-india/article66606678.ece
The Hindu
Explained | Are domestic workers legally protected in India?
There is no cohesive Indian law protecting domestic workers, largely women, from exploitation and violence
#welfare_schemes
#Informal_sector
PM Shram Yogi Maandhan (PMSYM)
* A voluntary and contributory pension scheme, under which the subscriber shall receive minimum assured pension of Rs 3000/- per month after attaining the age of 60 years.
https://www.hindustantimes.com/india-news/centre-may-overhaul-key-pmsym-pension-scheme-101679339933118.html
#Informal_sector
PM Shram Yogi Maandhan (PMSYM)
* A voluntary and contributory pension scheme, under which the subscriber shall receive minimum assured pension of Rs 3000/- per month after attaining the age of 60 years.
https://www.hindustantimes.com/india-news/centre-may-overhaul-key-pmsym-pension-scheme-101679339933118.html
Hindustan Times
Centre may overhaul key PMSYM pension scheme
The PM Shram Yogi Maandhan (PMSYM), launched in 2019, is a voluntary, contribution based pension scheme to offer assured pension of ₹3,000 a month for informal workers who have no safety nets.
#Works_and_Economic_Life
#gender_inequality
#Informal_sector
Women Workers in Blue, Grey Collar Jobs Have Only Risen 1 Percentage Point Since 2017: Study
https://thewire.in/labour/women-workers-in-blue-grey-collar-jobs-has-only-risen-1-percentage-point-since-2017-study
#gender_inequality
#Informal_sector
Women Workers in Blue, Grey Collar Jobs Have Only Risen 1 Percentage Point Since 2017: Study
https://thewire.in/labour/women-workers-in-blue-grey-collar-jobs-has-only-risen-1-percentage-point-since-2017-study
The Wire
Women Workers in Blue, Grey Collar Jobs Have Only Risen 1 Percentage Point Since 2017: Study
The percentage of women in blue and grey collar jobs in the country as of December 2022 stands at only 13.2%.
#Works_and_Economic_Life
#Domestic_labour
#Informal_sector
Male Domestic Care Workers Also Face Employer Apathy
https://thewire.in/labour/male-domestic-care-workers-employer-apathy
#Domestic_labour
#Informal_sector
Male Domestic Care Workers Also Face Employer Apathy
https://thewire.in/labour/male-domestic-care-workers-employer-apathy
The Wire
Male Domestic Care Workers Also Face Employer Apathy
From lack of access to basic facilities and unwarranted suspicions, male domestic workers are also undervalued and dehumanised. They also want to be included in unionisation and policy recommendations that will improve their lives.
#urbanisation
#Informal_sector
#Urban_poor
Cities must give a lot more to informal workers they engage
https://citizenmatters.in/interview-author-public-policy-expert-managing-indias-cities-33141
#Informal_sector
#Urban_poor
Cities must give a lot more to informal workers they engage
https://citizenmatters.in/interview-author-public-policy-expert-managing-indias-cities-33141
Citizen Matters
"Cities must give a lot more to informal workers they engage": Public policy expert
In conversation with author and former Niti Aayog policy expert Devashish Dhar, we discuss what makes for healthy, inclusive growth in cities.
#Works_and_Economic_Life
#Informal_sector
Why gig workers in India can’t unionise, despite poor working conditions?
Digital enslavement of gig workers
https://www.moneycontrol.com/news/trends/features/why-gig-workers-in-india-despite-poor-working-conditions-cant-unionise-10583981.html
#Informal_sector
Why gig workers in India can’t unionise, despite poor working conditions?
Digital enslavement of gig workers
https://www.moneycontrol.com/news/trends/features/why-gig-workers-in-india-despite-poor-working-conditions-cant-unionise-10583981.html
#Informal_sector_child_labour
#labour_reforms
#Poverty_and_deprivation
Rich land, poor people: What will be the future of generations growing up in Jharkhand’s coal belt
https://www.downtoearth.org.in/news/governance/rich-land-poor-people-what-will-be-the-future-of-generations-growing-up-in-jharkhand-s-coal-belt-89534
#labour_reforms
#Poverty_and_deprivation
Rich land, poor people: What will be the future of generations growing up in Jharkhand’s coal belt
https://www.downtoearth.org.in/news/governance/rich-land-poor-people-what-will-be-the-future-of-generations-growing-up-in-jharkhand-s-coal-belt-89534
DownToEarth
Rich land, poor people: What will be the future of generations growing up in Jharkhand’s coal belt
If the coal-dependent communities are not connected to employment opportunities, this illegal parallel economy may grow even larger
#Informal_sector
#inequality_exclusion
Informal sector workers still denied adequate social security sops
https://www.dailypioneer.com/2023/state-editions/informal-sector-workers-still-denied-adequate-social-security-sops.html
#inequality_exclusion
Informal sector workers still denied adequate social security sops
https://www.dailypioneer.com/2023/state-editions/informal-sector-workers-still-denied-adequate-social-security-sops.html
The Pioneer
Informal sector workers still denied adequate social security sops
The developed countries of the world with better social and human development standards such as Sweden, Denmark, New Zealand, The Nederland and Australia have a better social security system while the poor and developing countries such as India are still…
#gender_inequality
#Poverty_and_deprivation
#Informal_sector
Gendered Dimensions of Poverty
Women tend to predominate informal employment where earnings are low and risks are high
https://www.greaterkashmir.com/todays-paper/editorial-page/gendered-dimensions-of-poverty
#Poverty_and_deprivation
#Informal_sector
Gendered Dimensions of Poverty
Women tend to predominate informal employment where earnings are low and risks are high
https://www.greaterkashmir.com/todays-paper/editorial-page/gendered-dimensions-of-poverty
Greater Kashmir
Gendered Dimensions of Poverty
Let me start by talking about how gender inequality makes women more vulnerable to poverty than men. First of all, what do I mean by gender? Gender is really th
#Constitution_law_and_Social_change
#Informal_sector
Gig workers law deepens industrial democracy
https://www.hindustantimes.com/opinion/gig-workers-law-deepens-industrial-democracy-101697552323915.html
#Informal_sector
Gig workers law deepens industrial democracy
https://www.hindustantimes.com/opinion/gig-workers-law-deepens-industrial-democracy-101697552323915.html
Hindustan Times
Gig workers law deepens industrial democracy
Rajasthan's gig workers law mandates transparency in gig companies' transactions and creates a welfare board for gig workers
#Works_and_Economic_Life
#bondage
#Informal_sector
Why does India still have a bonded labour problem?
https://idronline.org/article/social-justice/why-does-india-still-have-a-bonded-labour-problem/
#bondage
#Informal_sector
Why does India still have a bonded labour problem?
https://idronline.org/article/social-justice/why-does-india-still-have-a-bonded-labour-problem/
India Development Review
Why does India still have a bonded labour problem?
In July 2016, the Union government told Parliament that in its 15-year vision to achieve “total abolition of bonded labour”, it would identify,
#Works_and_Economic_Life
#Labour_and_society
#Informal_sector
Why gig work platforms must implement India’s workplace sexual harassment law
https://scroll.in/article/1058459/why-gig-work-platforms-must-implement-indias-workplace-sexual-harassment-law
#Labour_and_society
#Informal_sector
Why gig work platforms must implement India’s workplace sexual harassment law
https://scroll.in/article/1058459/why-gig-work-platforms-must-implement-indias-workplace-sexual-harassment-law
Scroll.in
Why gig work platforms must implement India’s workplace sexual harassment law
The sector has expanded massively to employ as well as serve women but companies have ducked a key legal obligation to ensure safe working conditions for all.
#Labour_and_society
#Works_and_Economic_Life
#Informal_sector
India’s suboptimal use of its labour power
* 90% of the working Indian population earns its livelihood through informal employment
https://www.thehindu.com/opinion/lead/indias-suboptimal-use-of-its-labour-power/article67929725.ece
#Works_and_Economic_Life
#Informal_sector
India’s suboptimal use of its labour power
* 90% of the working Indian population earns its livelihood through informal employment
https://www.thehindu.com/opinion/lead/indias-suboptimal-use-of-its-labour-power/article67929725.ece
The Hindu
India’s suboptimal use of its labour power
Whatever is happening to the GDP growth rate depends on what is happening to the labour market
#informal_sector
#unemployment
#labour_and_society
The Annual Survey of Unincorporated Sector Enterprises (ASUSE) Reports Show How Deep in Trouble the Informal Sector Is
https://thewire.in/labour/asuse-reports-informal-workers-employment
#unemployment
#labour_and_society
The Annual Survey of Unincorporated Sector Enterprises (ASUSE) Reports Show How Deep in Trouble the Informal Sector Is
https://thewire.in/labour/asuse-reports-informal-workers-employment
The Wire
The Latest ASUSE Reports Show How Deep in Trouble the Informal Sector Is
It is clear that growth has been concentrated in a few areas and has also benefitted only the rich.