Withering Away...

"Workers of the world, unite!” Thus proclaimed the Communist Manifesto in 1848, as Marx and Engels invoked a world order where workers would take over the machinery of capitalism. A dictatorship of the proletariat! 

Suchetana Ray - May 30, 2023

Who Cares for Workers Inside Dark Indian Factories?

Small and medium manufacturing establishments offer little physical or social security to their teeming workforce. They rarely followed the welfare provisions of old laws. With new labour codes in place, there is a mismatch between the government’s ambition to make India a manufacturing hub and the material condition of its workers

Rajat Mishra  - May 30, 2023

Campaigns India Needs To Become A Women’s World

Organisations can start by countering the prevalent stereotypes and depict real-world women and their dreams, aspirations and disappointments. They can come up with campaigns that help boost their self-esteem 

Prahlad Kakkar - October 31, 2022

India Ain’t No Cheap Labour Anymore

E-economy and platform-based job discovery are making jobs accessible at great cost-benefit to employers and employees

Guruprasad Srinivasan - October 31, 2022

Weary At Work

The knowledge worker is tired in office and searching for the elusive work-life balance. The government and corporates want to take better care of the employee to build a robust knowledge economy and avoid losing talent to developed countries. Can they succeed?

Sneha Kanchan - May 28, 2022

Women In Shining Armour

In 2021, the Best Workplaces for Women in India have more women in their employee mix than the rest

September 30, 2021

Fixing India’s unemployment through formal job creation

COVID-19 creates a policy window to make India a fertile habitat for formal non-farm job creation 

Manish Sabharwal - August 26, 2020

Walking back to uncertainty

The lockdown had left many migrant workers stranded, and now that they have gone home, this migration is haunting the economy

August 25, 2020