EDITORIAL

Labour and the Union Budget


J John

Recently, Kalavati, a mother of seven girls and two sons, from Jalka village in Yavatmal district, Maharashtra, caught the attention of the media and the public when Rahul Gandhi, Member of Parliament, mentioned her situation in the Parliament.

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Labour Rights Deficits in the Service Sector


J John

The service sector in India has been a major cause for the growth of the Indian economy in the past decade, making the country one among the top ten, fastest growing economies in the world.

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Trade Unions and the Gender Division of Labour


J John

The labour market is, for a layperson, one in which workers are available for employment in exchange for a value, in cash or kind. A dominant characteristic of employment in the 20th and in this century, and consequently of the labour market, was that it was structured around the gendered concept of a `male breadwinner`.

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The ILO Convention and a National Legislation for the Workers in Fishing Sector


J John

For fish workers across the world, 14 June 2007 turned out to be a day of historical importance. Innovative new labour standards designed to improve the conditions for.....

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