Gigs, Scams, Ghost Work: India Tech Sector’s Dark Side
With few jobs, India’s youth are turning to the gig economy, scam call centres and AI microwork – for low wages and few protections.
How India’s Rulers Have Dashed the Hopes of its Younger Citizens
The employment rate fell to 36% in 2022 from 43% in 2016. This was a 7% fall in the employment rate in a country that has the largest young population in the world. This employment rate is much lower than the world average of about 60%.
‘Ad-hoc’ Teachers at Delhi University: From the Frying Pan into the Fire
After serving for years as ‘ad-hoc’ teachers working under adverse conditions, many such Delhi University faculty members are now finding themselves shunted out of their jobs.
Demand for Jobs Under MGNREGA has Reduced But Is Still Higher than Pre-Pandemic Years
FM Nirmala Sitharaman recently claimed in Parliament that the demand for work under MGNREGA is declining. What she forgot to mention is that the demand for jobs is still higher than it was in 2019-20, before the pandemic struck.
Jobless Numbers Are Touching 5 Crore
Labour force has still not recovered to pre-pandemic levels, according to CMIE.
Why Inequality Is Growing in the US and Around the World
Globally, the richest 10% of people now possess nearly 76% of the world’s wealth. Meanwhile, the bottom 50% own just 2%, according to the 2022 World Inequality Report, which analyses data and the work of more than 100 researchers and inequality experts.
Perils of the Gig Economy
The uncritical tone of the NITI Aayog’s recent report on the gig economy in India and its belief that platformisation will create an inclusive working environment is, at best, credulous, and, at worst, a deliberate attempt to ignore the erosion of workers’ rights, security and welfare.
Right to Food Campaign Demands Proper Functioning of MGNREGA
The Right to Food Campaign stands in solidarity with the NREGA Sangharsh Morcha’s national call for action across the country to revive the proper functioning of MGNREGA.
Underestimating the Unemployment Crisis
The years of high growth have done little to improve a dismal employment picture, and the conditions of work only deteriorated after those heady growth days came to end. The jobs crisis is real. Also: The jobless rate crossed 8% yet again.