India Labour and Employment Report 2014

Workers in the Era of Globalisation
 

Institute for Human Development

About the Book

India Labour and Employment Report 2014: Workers in the Era of Globalisation, published by the Institute for Human Development (IHD) in association with the Indian Society of Labour Economics (ISLE), provides a comprehensive analysis of India's labour market, employment conditions, and the impact of globalisation on workers and economic development.

The report is the first in a series of biennial publications examining the changing structure of employment and labour market outcomes in India. It explores how rapid economic growth over the preceding decades contributed to poverty reduction and improvements in living standards, while significant challenges relating to employment quality, productivity, and income inequality continued to persist.

A major focus of the report is the dominance of informal employment in India's economy, where many workers face low wages, limited job security, poor working conditions, and inadequate access to social protection.

The report examines the uneven distribution of economic growth, highlighting how increasing inequalities and livelihood vulnerabilities have affected different sections of the workforce.

It also analyses the slow pace of structural transformation, barriers to productive employment, and the influence of institutional rigidities, policy limitations, and economic interests on labour market development.

Key Features

• Provides a comprehensive overview of India's labour market and employment trends during the era of globalisation.

• Examines the relationship between economic growth, employment generation, and poverty reduction.

• Analyses the dominance of informal employment and low-productivity occupations.

• Explores unemployment, underemployment, labour force participation, and migration.

• Discusses wage patterns, income inequality, and minimum wage policies.

• Examines social and regional disparities in access to employment opportunities.

• Evaluates labour institutions, industrial relations, and workers' rights.

• Highlights challenges relating to social security and livelihood protection.

• Reviews employment policies, skill development initiatives, and government programmes.

• Offers policy insights for promoting productive employment, inclusive growth, and sustainable development.

Through its research-based analysis, India Labour and Employment Report 2014 highlights both the achievements and unresolved challenges of India's economic transformation.

The report emphasizes the importance of effective, responsive, fair, and comprehensive labour and employment policies in promoting equitable growth, improving employment quality, and strengthening social protection systems.

It serves as a valuable reference for economists, researchers, policymakers, academics, labour market specialists, students, and readers interested in employment, globalisation, labour economics, and India's socioeconomic development.

About the Author

The Institute for Human Development (IHD), New Delhi, is an independent research institution established in 1998 under the aegis of the Indian Society of Labour Economics (ISLE).

The Institute focuses on research and policy analysis concerning labour markets, employment, livelihoods, poverty, social security, economic development, and human development.

Through academic research, policy studies, training, publications, and institutional collaborations, IHD contributes to discussions on inclusive economic growth and social development.

The Indian Society of Labour Economics (ISLE) is a professional association dedicated to promoting research, discussion, and knowledge dissemination in labour economics, industrial relations, employment, and development studies.

• Associated Institution: Indian Society of Labour Economics

• Publisher: Academic Foundation

• Publication Date: 1 January 2014

• Language: English

• Format: Paperback

• Pages: 248

• ISBN-10: 9332701202

• ISBN-13: 9789332701205