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informal sector
March 21, 2023
What’s going on with India’s female labour force participation?
Why India's female labour force participation rate remains low compared to global levels, and what needs to be done to change it.
by
Shruti Deora
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5 min read
February 23, 2023
A heavy load to carry: Lives of porters at the Attari–Wagah border
by
Sanskriti Talwar
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2 min read
February 2, 2023
SUPPORTED BY TATA STEEL FOUNDATION
If it’s Idukki, it must be Malayalam: The language of land rights
by
Arjunan
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2 min read
January 31, 2023
Festival of work: Women kitemakers have no respite
by
Anuj Behal
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2 min read
January 20, 2023
Platform co-ops: Democratising the digital economy
The dominance of a few aggregator platforms offering food delivery and transport services harms workers and consumers alike. How can platform cooperatives help?
by
Anagha Sasidharan
,
Nivedita Krishna
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6 min read
January 19, 2023
ASHAs: Informal workers in the formal sector
ASHA workers are a crucial part of the public health system. Despite this, they experience precarious working conditions in the form of long hours, low wages, and a lack of social security.
by
Anirudh Chakradhar
,
Sudev Madhav
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6 min read
November 29, 2022
SUPPORTED BY MAF
Feeling the heat: Climate change and Ahmedabad’s stone-pasting workers
by
Anuj Behal
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2 min read
November 22, 2022
Reduce, reuse, reform: Waste workers demand better policies
by
Indumathi
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2 min read
November 22, 2022
Poor policy is failing the elderly in India’s unorganised sector
Faced with financial insecurity and a lack of job opportunities in the unorganised sector, India's elderly workers need better policies and pension schemes.
by
Sujay Pan
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6 min read
November 3, 2022
Remembering Ela Bhatt, visionary and founder of SEWA
Ela Bhatt, founder of SEWA and women's rights activist, has passed away. Her legacy as a pioneer of the women's movement in India lives on.
by
Mirai Chatterjee
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4 min read
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