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 …

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 …

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 …

Inde: pourquoi les syndicats s'opposent aux réformes de la législation du travail

Alors que 10 syndicats centraux se préparent pour une grève nationale le 8 janvier, le projet de code des relations industrielles est dans leur ligne de mire. Alors que le gouvernement dit que le code simplifiera l'ancien et…

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 …

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 …

Convention 190 de l'OIT sur la violence sexiste et le monde du travail

Le mouvement mondial #MeToo a pris un élan considérable en Inde et a eu des effets d'entraînement dans de nombreux secteurs du pays, avec des célébrités de haut niveau appelées pour leur perpétration de…

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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