An Overview on Internal Migration in India: Trends and Challenges

The paper summarizes the reasons for migration within India and the challenges that migrant laborers face in the process. It provides a rich literature review of the causes and types …

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India’s Code on Social Security 2019 and Its Implications on Employee Compensation

The article deals with an analysis of the recent Code on Social Security 2019, by the Central Government of India, which seeks to universalize social security benefits to all workers …

India: Lawyering in a period of judicial collapse

In this regard, what India has been witnessing over the last one month through mass-scale protests against the Citizenship Amendment Act, 2019 (CAA) and the proposed National Register of Citizens …

India: Why Trade Unions Are Opposing Labour Law Reforms

As 10 central trade unions prepare for a nationwide strike on January 8, the proposed Industrial Relations Code is in their line of fire. While the government says the code will simplify old and …

Active case finding for Tuberculosis among migrant brick kiln workers in South India

This study examines the plight of migrant brick kiln workers in Tamil Nadu, India, and their susceptibility to tuberculosis (TB). One in ten workers had symptoms and half did not …

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Qualitative feedback from community participants, NGOs and external stakeholders on Freedom Fund interventions to reduce the prevalence of bonded labour in Northern India

This report evaluates the relevance, effectiveness and efficiency, and the sustainability of the Northern India Hotspot model in reducing bonded labor. The Northern India Hotspot model, launched in 2014, is …

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ILO Convention 190 Gender-based Violence and World of Work

The #MeToo global movement gathered huge momentum in India and had ripple effects in many sectors in the country, with some high-profile celebrities being called out for their perpetration of …

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Occupational health hazards of library professionals in India

This paper studies the occupation health risks and injuries faced by librarians in India, and ways to overcome these hazards. The paper looks at a rich body of literature review …

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Labour Law deregulation in India: A threat to the application of international labour standards and workers’ rights

The drive for a more flexible labour market in India can be traced to the 1990s. The objective has been to liberalise the economy, ease restrictions on business, and boost …

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Sourcing Dynamics, Workers’ Rights, and Inequality in Garment Global Supply Chains in India

This report examines the garment export business in India. While the business has seen rapid growth, the incomes and development of the workers have been disproportionately less. Factors such as …

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