The Data from 2011-12 showed that less than one per cent of men in both urban and rural areas were involved in household activities in their usual principal status, but for women, the proportion was in excess of 60 per cent

The low productive agriculture continues to provide maximum employment and the high-skill services maximum income, while the manufacturing sector remains relatively insignificant in either

The private corporate sector simply does not need to invest more because lack of demand has forced it to cut production and capacity utilisation for several years now. Besides, growth in employment is happening elsewhere (not in manufacturing) where the relation between investment and employment growth is tenuous.

Decoding Slowdown: Studies show that Indian farmers have been short-changed by Rs 45 lakh crore of income during 2000-2016 due to complex market regulations and restrictive trade policies and that credit flows to agriculture is being used for non-agricultural purposes.

The study looks at three stages at which women may face barriers during hiring -- qualifications and experience, recruitment and choice to apply, and application process

For the new labour codes to be effective, definitions of worker, wage, organised-unorganised sector etc. need to be uniform and simple to enable data collection and applicability

This is the second time BMS is opposing the policy moves of the re-elected NDA government. Last week, the organisation had opposed the government's plans to speed up the enactment of Labour Codes.

Suppression of unpleasant employment data will not help; proper analysis of such data and strategic planning will do.

A guaranteed basic income through direct cash transfer could be more effective in supporting low income households when existing support programs like the Public Distribution System have not proved very effective.

The commission outlines a vision for a human-centred agenda that is based on investing in people's capabilities, institutions of work and in decent and sustainable work.

India led the average real wage growth in 2008-17 at 5.5 against a regional median of 3.7.

Jet Airways to clear remaining September salary on December 4, rest of the dues by March 31Jet Airways will pay the remaining 25 per cent September salary to its senior staff early next month and is likely to come out with a revised payment schedule soon, a source at the airline said Monday. Notably, Jet Airways pilots had last week threatened not to perform additional duties from December 1 if their salary dues were not cleared by November 30. General Motors to cut around 15,000 jobs, h...