unemployment

To effectively resolve the widespread issue of dropouts, the draft National Youth Policy 2021 needs to address the structural factors that cause it.

Faced with financial insecurity and a lack of job opportunities in the unorganised sector, India's elderly workers need better policies and pension schemes.

Oxfam India’s report highlights the extent of discrimination experienced by women, Muslims, and members of the SC/ST communities. Here’s how the pandemic impacted their access to the labour market.

Young people in India are part of an education system that values academic achievement the most. Here are some evidence-based interventions that can offer them a holistic learning experience.

Women from low-income households are bearing an unfair burden of the socio-economic impact of COVID-19. What are some policy interventions that can support a gender-inclusive employment recovery?

A day in the life of a student relationship manager in Varanasi, who equips young people with the skills required to be employed, especially during a pandemic.

The lockdown has exposed the extreme vulnerability of migrant workers. Could it also help to create a system of labour and profit that is more balanced and equitable?

India is witnessing a rise in the number of educated youth with a simultaneous fall in the generation of jobs; a problem that requires immediate government-led intervention.

An analysis of census data charts out the striking variance in the availability of non-farm jobs among Indian states.

With much sought-after government jobs getting scarcer by the day, it is time to offer the private sector as an attractive employment option for India’s youth.