State of Working India 2018
Azim Premji University,
Abstract
India is one of the world’s fastest growing economies. To be a stable and prosperous democracy, this growth must be accompanied by the creation of meaningful, secure and remunerative employment. Realising this goal requires a grounded and comprehensive overview of the state of labour markets, employment generation, demographic challenges and the nature of growth.
The State of Working India (SWI) is envisioned as a regular publication that delivers well-researched, analytically useful information on India’s labour market, by bringing together researchers, journalists, civil society activists, and policymakers interested in labour and employment issues.
The report is based on the research of CSE staff, as well as on background papers which are available online. SWI conceives of India’s ongoing structural transformation as composed of two processes — movement of workers from agriculture to non-farm occupations (the Kuznets process) and from informal activities to formal ones (the Lewis process). But it adds crucial considerations of social equity and ecological sustainability to this standard framework. In the 21st century, Lewis and Kuznets have to meet Ambedkar and Gandhi.
Report Documents
Figure Data (XLS)
Background Papers
Bijolia’s Harvest of Stone: Conditions of Work Among Quarrying Labour in Rajasthan
Gender Differentials in Expansion of Informal Enterprises
Labour Absorption in Indian Manufacturing: The Case of the Garment Industry
Hard Work, Low Pay : Work Patterns Among Rural Women in West Bengal
Understanding the performance of India’s manufacturing sector: Evidence from firm-level data
The Indian Labour Market: A Fallacy, Two Looming Crises and a Silent Tragedy
Domestic Workers and the Challenges of Collective Action in Informal Work: A comment
Individual Chapters:
Chapter Two : Who Is Looking For Work?
Chapter Three : Where Is the Work?
Chapter Four: How Good Is The Work