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The paper begins with a discussion of Indian labour law and the increasing use of "contract labour" in Indian formal manufacturing. We question the widespread perception that employment of contract labour provides flexibility to employers in terms of adjustment in response to demand and...
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The present study attempts to investigate the factors affecting a firm's decision to hire contract workers. We use information from a specially commissioned survey of manufacturing firms undertaken in 2014 by ICRIER, as part of a World Bank funded project 'Jobs and Development: Creating...
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Minimum wage policy is regarded as an essential policy tool for improving the welfare of low-paid workers, reducing working poverty and inequality within the labour market. The Government of India recently undertook reform in the country's wage policy and enacted the Code on Wages in August...
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We use establishment-level data from Indian manufacturing to describe the distribution of firm size in terms of employment, and discuss implications for public policy. A unique feature of our analysis is the use of nationally representative establishment-level data from both the registered...
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We use establishment-level data from Indian manufacturing to describe the distribution of firm size in terms of employment, and discuss implications for public policy. A unique feature of our analysis is the use of nationally representative establishment-level data from both the registered...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10008658797
Globalisation has introduced a system of production where flexible work contract or sub-contracting and ‘putting-out’ system of production is becoming a general practice. Either as cost reduction strategy or as businesses strategy production is being out sourced and consequently a set of...
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The UN states that inequalities are determined along with income by other factors - gender, age, origin, ethnicity, disability, sexual orientation, class, and religion. India, since the ancient period. There have been attempts to reduce socio-economic inequality through policy interventions...
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This paper studies the productivity impact of a contract change for tea pluckers in an Indian plantation. The contract …
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The paper takes a closer look at an experiment of NREGA training mates (worksite supervisors) in Rajasthan to improve worksite management. It is based on a four-day field visit (11-14 February, 2008) to Jalore district where this experiment is said to have been a success. A team of three...
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This paper studies the productivity impact of a contract change for tea pluckers in an Indian plantation. The contract …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013056001