Migration to brick kilns in India: an appraisal
This note expounds on migration to brick-kilns in India, based on estimates from the National Sample Survey (NSS) 2007-08 employment- unemployment and migration survey, and a review of field studies.
Workers
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Judgement of the Supreme Court of India regarding implementation of the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act, 2005, 18/05/2018
<p>Judgement of the Supreme Court of India in the matter of Swaraj Abhiyan Vs Union of India & Others dated 18/05/2018 regarding implementation of the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee
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World Employment and Social Outlook 2018: greening with jobs
This edition examines environmental sustainability in the world of work. It focuses on how climate change and environmental degradation will impact the labour markets, affecting both the volume and quality
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Including the excluded: supporting informal workers for more equal and productive cities in the Global South
A small but growing number of cities are adopting more inclusive approaches to informal workers and this offers important lessons for cities that seek a more equal, productive and environmentally sustainable
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Women and men in the informal economy: A statistical picture
<p>Two billion workers — representing 61.2 per cent of the world’s employed population — are in informal employment. The third edition of this work provides, for the first time, comparable
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Managing heat in agricultural work: increasing worker safety and productivity by controlling heat exposure
This report reviews the implications of heat stress in working environments in agriculture (with a focus on farming and forestry), how it affects the human body, the risks it poses to human health, how
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Asian Development Outlook 2018: how technology affects jobs
The annual Asian Development Outlook an alyzes economic performance in the past year and offers forecasts for the next 2 years for the 45 economies in Asia and the Pacific that make up developing Asia.
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Effect of climate policies on labor markets in developing countries: review of the evidence and directions for future research
This study surveys one of the critical welfare aspects of contemplating climate policies in developing countries and their potential effect on workers and labor markets. The existing body of evidence finds
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Report on Unincorporated Non-Agricultural Enterprises (Excluding Construction) in Delhi
There were 8.10 lakh unincorporated non-agricultural enterprises in the national capital, of which 97 per cent were operating in urban Delhi, Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia said. Sisodia released
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Changing structure of rural economy of India: implications for employment and growth
Traditionally, agriculture is the prime sector of rural economy and rural employment. The transition in composition of output and occupation from agriculture to more productive non-farm sectors is considered