Tag: workers
Gender, Informality, And Precarity In The Construction Sector: A Sociological Analysis...
Monika VermaIndia has witnessed a gradual increase in women’s Labour Force Participation Rate (LFPR), particularly following the introduction of the Periodic Labour Force Survey...
Bridging The Language Gap: Assessing Kerala’s ‘Changathi’ Malayalam Literacy Programme For...
Policy UpdateAyana N KBackground Kerala is home to an estimated 25 to 35 lakh inter-state migrant workers, mainly from West Bengal, Odisha, Bihar, Assam, Uttar...
Building And Other Construction Workers (BOCW) 1996
Policy updateShivali YadavBackground :Back in August 1996, the government put two connected laws on the books: the Building and Other Construction Workers (Regulation of...
Pradhan Mantri Cha Shramik Protsahan Yojana (2024): Assessing A Targeted Welfare...
Policy UpdateShruti SethiBackground India’s tea industry occupies a distinctive place in the country’s rural economy. It is the world’s largest producer and consumer of black...
Future Of Gig Workers: Analysing Emerging Social Security Measures
Policy UpdateVishal KumarBackgroundThe global labour market has undergone a fundamental transformation since the 2008 global financial crisis. Traditional employment relationships have increasingly given way...
Analysis Periodic Labour Force Survey 2025-26 – Dynamics Of Role Of...
Policy UpdateSneha SharmaIntroduction : Measuring India’s Labour Market – The PLFS ArchitectureThe Periodic Labour Force Survey (PLFS), conducted by the national statistical office under Ministry...
Selective Regulation: Why Power Escapes But Gig Workers Don’t – IMPRI...
TK ARUNWhat do you call someone who comes down like a tonne of bricks on ambitious youngsters with career aspirations but crumbles like a...
Overseas Workers Research Centre (OWRC), Migrant Resource Centres (MRC) –...
Policy UpdateShreya ParthibanBackground: India’s formal support for the migrant workers began under the Ministry of Overseas Indian Affairs (now MEA). The Overseas Workers Resource Centre...
Towards Inclusive Workplaces: Rethinking Maternity Leave And Childcare Access For Urban...
Antara GuptaIn an insightful conversation with Adv. Audrey D’Mello during a recent session of the Law andPublic Policy Fellowship (LPPYF Cohort 5.0), there was...
Social Security Scheme For Welfare Of Online Platform Workers, 2025-26 –...
Policy Update Suranjana MitraIn the Union Budget of 2025-26, a landmark initiative has extended social security benefits to the gig workers who are growing...
