Tag: covid19 impact
Estimating the work and livelihood losses in the urban informal economy...
The ongoing lockdown due to the pandemic crisis has compounded the challenges for the workers in the informal sector. This article provides evidence from the official data sources like the Periodic Labour Force Survey on the estimates of informal workers put of employment. It estimates the number of most vulnerable informal workers in urban areas by three ways (i) the most affected sectors; (ii) status of work and (iii) vulnerable occupations, where they are engaged in urban areas.
Withering Thankfulness and Generosity to the Informal Workforce of India
Simi Mehta, Balwant Mehta and Arjun KumarIf the sight and plight of the parent walking with his ten-month old infant on his shoulders for...
Cordoning the Corona Crisis
Simi Mehta, Balwant Singh Mehta, Arjun KumarPreludeWe have had an information overdose on the novel coronavirus (COVID-19), possible precautions, and treatments from this...
