She is scared to speak. The consequence, she fears, is a summary sack. She does not know if someone has ever been thrown out for venting a grievance to the media. She has agreed to being called Purnima in our story....
There is little doubt that the Indian economy has sustained a high rate of growth of the Gross Domestic Product (GDP) during the reform period. It is also quite clear that there has been some acceleration in this rate over time...
Employment Statistics (disaggregated) ...
The past few years have been quite troubled for labour. The most striking feature is the shrinking of labour in the organised (formal) sector. The 2001 Census showed that the total labour force in the country was 402.51 million....
The track record of the Tatas in the field of worker welfare is widely acknowledged in the literature and the discussions on industrial harmony. There is a proliferation of prose that narrates the corporate benevolence of the Tata fraternity,...
The concept of work is undergoing rapid change due to the integration of national economies. New forms of work are fast replacing the traditional concept of permanent, full-time work. ...