Unpaid work: Women and the burden of unpaid labour

By recognising unpaid labour as genuine work, India will not only benefit in terms of its GDP figures but also empower its women 

Automation will de-skill people; need human-in-command approach: ILO

The Global Commission on the Future of Work says automation and other technologies will leave behind those who are least equipped for this …

Increase minimum wage by Rs 199, cut calorie intake by 300, suggests expert panel

Suggestions include different national minimum wages across different geographical regions in the country to suit local requirement

Labour scarcity makes coffee plantation ecosystem in Western Ghats fragile: Study

Rising labour costs, urbanisation and increased use of pesticides point to a growing conservation concern in the Ghats

Low-paid, young women: The grim truth about who this recession is hitting hardest

While total monthly hours worked by men fell by 7.7% between March and May, total monthly hours worked by women fell 12%  

What it means to have a crisis: Understanding labour law relaxations in India and global trends

We may move towards a decision that pushes industrial production at the cost of our environment and the relaxation of environmental laws  

‘Brick kiln workers in India underpaid and exploited’

India employs double the number of labourers than China, yet produces one-fifth of China’s annual brick production of 1 trillion