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At the Intersections of Patriarchy and Informality

Vol. 58, Issue No. 7, 18 Feb, 2023
Gayatri Nair

Mobility as Capability: Women in the Informal Economy by Nikhila Menon, Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 2020; pp xvi + 196, price not available.

Does Minimum Wage Affect Informal Jobs across States in India?

Vol. 58, Issue No. 7, 18 Feb, 2023
Saibal Kar, Yashika Khattar

The presence of a large informal sector as the mainstay of semi-skilled and unskilled workers raises questions on how the adoption of minimum wage in the formal sector could affect job opportunities. Using NSSO data on unorganised employment in non-directory manufacturing enterprises across 19 major states in India between 1989 and 2011 supported by time series data for minimum wage, net state domestic product, school enrolment, etc, it is found that the minimum wage has a positive impact on NDME jobs.

Wages in the Shadow of Welfare

Vol. 57, Issue No. 9, 26 Feb, 2022
Rajesh Joseph

City of Shadows: Slums and Informal Work in Bangalore by S RoyChowdhury, Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 2021; pp 231, ₹895 (hardcover).

COVID-19 Lockdown: Protecting the Poor Means Keeping the Indian Economy Afloat

Recognising the strong link between work and poverty, and the crucial role the working poor play in the functioning of the larger economy, it is imperative for the government to roll out adequate measures in order to mitigate the adverse impact of the unprecedented economic inactivity.

India’s Social Justice Agenda is Unfulfilled as the Labour Market Remains Gendered, Classist and Casteist

Despite years of concerted efforts to the contrary, the pursuit of social justice in India continues to be a utopian agenda in a dystopian economy.

India’s Ignorance Over The Bonded Labour System Exacerbates Caste Differences

India’s bonded labourers are caught between an entrenched caste system and a dismissive state.

Sleepless in Mumbai

Vol. 51, Issue No. 26-27, 25 Jun, 2016
Mouleshri Vyas

The anti-migrant political environment in the city of Mumbai has created a confused sociopolitical and economic environment, where the migrant worker, essential to manufacturing and service provision, is able to find work, but is unwelcome in terms of occupying physical, social, political and cultural spaces in the city. The paper attempts to bring this contradiction to the fore through a study of elderly migrant labour employed in the private security provision industry. From the study it becomes apparent that the reality of the lives of workers is shaped by factors beyond work and wages. Their living conditions, inability to cope with any exigency, including illness or death, the atomised lives that they lead in the city in comparison to the villages, and absence of social security or access to quality welfare services force these workers and their families to live in precarious conditions.

Informal Labour Market and Structural Devolution

Vol. 38, Issue No. 31, 02 Aug, 2003
P K Viswanathan, Tharian George K, Toms Joseph

This paper discusses the dynamics of the labour market in the context of the structural changes in the rubber small-holding sector. The authors (a) analyse the processes determining tapping and its size in the small-holdings; (b) examine the inter-regional differences in wages, tapping tasks, employment and earnings of tappers; and (c) highlight emerging issues and their implications for the labour market.

Changing Policy Regime and Labour

Vol. 38, Issue No. 31, 02 Aug, 2003
G Vijay

The changing policy orientation from mid-1980s onwards has serious implications for the institutions and actors involved in the process of industrialisation. The labour market is no exception. This paper tries to reflect on this change by understanding the politicaleconomic dynamics of change in a new industrial town Kothur in Mahabubnagar district of Andhra Pradesh.

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