rationale for having collective dismissal procedures in place, in light of the fact that labour markets are not perfect. Second …

Many of India’s 19mn migrant workers have been displaced as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic and associated lockdown … strengthening of labour laws and codes in India is a recent phenomenon, this paper argues that there is an opportunity to account …

The factors responsible for the lacklustre performance India's manufacturing are well identified in contemporary … changes in the conditions of competition in international markets. The regulations in India that impinge on labour flexibility … are collective dismissal, fixed term contracts, contract labour, trade unions and unemployment insurance. Although the …

One particularly significant piece of labour legislation in India is the Contract Labour (Regulation and Abolition) Act … referred to as 'contract' labour in India. This paper seeks to examine this Act and its implication for manufacturing … employment in India. While empirical evidence seems to indicate the presence of large number of 'contract' workers in the Indian …

carry on labour marked rigidity. In a recent study of labour market rigidity carried out by the World Bank India scores high …

A new dataset of 1,948 retail stores in India compiled by the World Bank's Enterprise Surveys shows that 27 percent of …

Today, it is statistically evident and, to a large extent, factually verified, that India’s growth trajectory has …