Gujarat's deregulatory reforms have included changes to the legal regime governing employment terminations, which could form a basis for a change in national-level labour laws. Evidence linking labour law deregulation to growth, however, is weak, whether the focus is on India or the experience of...
Labour costs in 2012: How India compares.Labour costs in 2012: How India compares.A chart is presented depicting the labor costs in India compared to other Asian countries including the Philippines, Malaysia, and China.EBSCO_bspBusiness India Intelligence...
This article provides insight into a rare instance of a collaborative governance approach to sex work that led to the decriminalisation, design and implementation of the sex work policy governance framework in New Zealand with the Prostitution Reform Act 2003. Methods Drawing on a sample of 17 in...
The final trade deal will also cover labour, gender, corruption, trade and development, and, most importantly, SMEs. Meanwhile, Union Minister of Commerce Piyush Goyal said that negotiations for the trade agreement as of now are “on track”. What are the benefits of the ...
Many organisations in India Inc., especially in the manufacturing space, have certain sustainability goals and aims — such as reducing carbon footprints and using environment-friendly methods and processes — for the greater good of the world. ...
a pair of socks. In India five times fewer workers were required to operate a factory in 2007 than in 1980. Across the world, industry now runs on skill and capital, which rich countries have in abundance, and less on labour, meaning that a large, cheap workforce no longer offers much ...
The hours of domestic work per week are specified as a continuous variable based on questions on whether (and if so, how many hours and minutes) individuals engaged in a series of activities in the past seven days: (1) agriculture activities for own household consumption, (2) raising ...
In recent years, many governments and companies have gradually launched robotaxi projects to help make transportation systems smarter, improve travel efficiency, and reduce travel costs. Robotaxi is a new mode of travel that replaces human driving with machines, freeing up social labour and enriching...
The services being delivered under the Punjab Transparency and Accountability Act include birth and death certificates, mutation of sales deeds, arms licences, caste certificates, and others related to animal husbandry, agriculture, mandis, excise and taxation, food, civil supplies and consumer affairs,...
How many scholarships does the Maharashtra Government offer? When can students apply for a Maharashtra scholarship? Which departments under the government of Maharashtra are responsible for offering these scholarships? The answers to all these questions are covered in the table given below. It contains...