This paper aims at contributing to the discussions on the challenge of transitioning from precarious informal employment to more protected employment. This paper looks into a rather under-researched area - the role of trade unions in facilitating this process of 'transitioning' as well as in...

We use a state-level panel data set for the period 1969-2005 to analyze the relative importance of profitability (rate of profit) and industrial disputes (man-days lost to all industrial disputes per worker) in explaining cross-state variations of manufacturing sector performance in India. Using...

One particularly significant piece of labour legislation in India is the Contract Labour (Regulation and Abolition) Act, 1970 (CLA,1970), which regulates labour hired by firms through the offices of a labour contractor - such labour being referred to as 'contract' labour in India. This paper...

This paper addresses gaps in research related to study and understanding of Human Resource Management in the context of Indian Automobile sector. The review is based on the available and published literature in peer reviewed journals of reputation and academic standing. A total of 138 papers...

Apple started its Indian journey by setting up the Narasapura plant near Bangalore, Karnataka, where the iPhone SE was manufactured. Wistron Corporation, the contract manufacturer for Apple in India, has sustained losses due to violence by a section of workers at its manufacturing plant over...

India and Asian country have continually shared deep social, cultural, economic and political connections and relations that have enriched each civilization. The utilization of the Persian language at the Mughal courts is simply one example of Iranian cultural influence in north Bharat