Page 11 - Labour Market

The job protection diktat

Govt must pay for a part of the wage cost

Coronavirus impact: Labour shortage making trucks line up at APMCs

The market that feeds the Mumbai Metropolitan Region and several parts of Maharashtra has been shut since the announcement of the 21-day lockdown.

Migrant workers head home in coronavirus lockdown, exposed and vulnerable

Unlike countries such as South Africa, which follow a right-based approach giving social security to everyone who joins the workforce, India sticks to an employment-based approach

India's urban unemployment rate drops to 9.3% in Jan-Mar 2019: Govt data

For women, the UR was at 11.6 per cent during the reported period as against 12.8 per cent during April-June 2018.

Labour productivity growth declines in organised manufacturing: Report

Capital has replaced labour much faster in recent years than in the past

New India's labour market

Govt must extend outreach to labour beyond traditional unions

Labour-intensive industries can spur growth, says Rakesh Mohan

His paper is significant since it comes just before the newly-elected National Democratic Alliance (NDA) government presents its first annual Budget on July 5

More than 700 mn workers in emerging markets living in poverty: ILO

New policies are required to foster decent jobs for youth in an era of rapid technical change: ILO

The golden age of labour market research

Theories juxtaposed with big data will give birth to a new generation of policy-relevant models