Primark announces wage fund for garment workers

Primark, one of the UK’s most popular retailers, has announced it will create a fund to help pay the wages of the millions of garment workers affected by its decision to …

India: MHA Order restricting movement of migrants and strict enforcement of lockdown measures

The Ministry of Home Affairs, Government of India has issued an order dated March 29, 2020 in light of the large movement of migrant workers which have taken place in …

India: Items and norms of assistance under State Disaster Response Fund (SDRF) in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic

The State Disaster Response Fund (SDRF) recently in an order dated March 28 .2020 allowed for certain items and assistance to purchased by state governments. The SDRF was constituted under …

India: Statewide updates following Government’s review of the COVID-19 outbreak on March 22, 2020

Following the video conference, held on March 22, 2020, it was mentioned that a number of decisions were taken by both the union and state governments with respect to containing …

Future of unemployment and the informal sector of India

The article deals with the problems of poverty persisting in India due to presence of large unorganised sector under which the portion of informal sector has been on the rise. …

India: State regulations notified under the Epidemic Diseases Act, 1857.

Following a rise of coronavirus cases in India, the state governments of Karnataka, Delhi, Maharashtra, Punjab and Himachal Pradesh have enacted emergency regulations pursuant to the Epidemic Diseases Act, 1897 …

How is Gig Economy Redefining The Job Trends in India

The article opines on the rise in blue-collar jobs as part of the gig economy in India and analysis of the provisions of the Code on Social Security 2019 which …

India: Karnataka Labor Department Notification Regarding Employees Infected with Coronavirus

The Department of Labor, of the state government of Karnataka has issued a notification dated March 5, 2020 (March 5 Notification) mandating that in light of the COVID-19 outbreak certain …

An economic analysis of interstate migrant construction workers in Kannur District in Kerala

This paper studies the reason that forces the migration of construction workers to Kannur in Kerala, the socio-economic challenges they face, and the interventions that the government can make to …

An Overview on Child Labor in India

This article summarizes the issue of child labor in India. Though the work participation rate of children in the country is down over the decades, India still has a high …