Informal Workers Make Cities Work For All: 3 Stories from Thailand, India and Colombia

This article highlights the contribution of the informal workers in the informal economy to the urban and national economies around the world. As a result, it urges the government to …

The Employment Relationship and Movement Strategies among Domestic Workers in India

This article explains how paid domestic workers in India are organizing themselves in female-dominated unions to define their relationship with their employers and demanding labor rights. The article focuses on …

Dilemmas in Rescue and Reintegration: A critical assessment of India’s policies for children trafficked for labour exploitation

The paper summaries the efforts made by the Indian government to address and prevent child trafficking. It is based on a study conducted by FXB Center for Health & Human …

The Global Governance of Paid Domestic Work: Comparing the Impact of ILO Convention No. 189 in Ecuador and India

The article explains the situation of domestic workers in Ecuador through the years and how their situation has changed, comparing it with the experience in India, after the ILO Convention …

India’s Law on Prevention of Sexual Harassment at the Workplace

The research paper examines India’s legal framework to prevent sexual harassment at the workplace from its conception in 1999 where the Supreme Court, recognizing legislative vacuum, framed guidelines that formed …

India’s Law on Prevention of Sexual Harassment at the Workplace

The research paper examines India’s legal framework to prevent sexual harassment at the workplace from its conception in 1999 where the Supreme Court, recognizing legislative vacuum, framed guidelines that formed …

India: Social Integration of Migrant Workers in Kerala

This conceptual paper tries to understand the factors that make it harder for migrant workers in Kerala to integrate into society with the locals. It discusses the attitude and behavioral …

Wages and Working Conditions in and out of Global Supply Chains: A Comparative Empirical Review (Brazil, China, Chile, India, Indonesia, Kenya, Mexico, etc.)

This research note discussed the theories about wages, working conditions and global supply chains. People interpret the relationship between global supply chains and working conditions in different theories. But we …

Future of Work in a Digital Era: The Potential and Challenges for Online Freelancing and Mircowork in India

The article provides a statistical report on the emergence of digital era in India and importantly, its impact on the labor population, employment with regard to contractual workers and workers …

Prevalence and predictors of occupational stress among quarry workers in rural Rajasthan, India

This research paper discusses the mental health issues faced by mine workers in India through a cross-sectional study of sandstone mine workers of the Kaurali district in Rajasthan, India.  The …