MGNREGA graft: Social audit finds irregularities worth Rs 54 lakh in Rajasthan
Corruption was unearthed in 2022 after the workers from Mazdoor Kisan Shakti Sangathan in Barmer reported the issue to the Rajasthan government
MGNREGS: How the employment guarantee scheme holds up after 14 years
The scheme helped villagers beat poverty, created assets; Despite criticisms, it's time to ready MGREGS 2.0
No, economic recovery has not brought about a drop in MGNREGA job demand: Experts
Delayed wages due to a lack of funds has eroded the confidence of job seekers in MGNREGA; This has driven down demand for work under the scheme …
International Working Women’s Day: Between survival & empowerment is endless labours in Sunderbans
Extreme weather, lockdown & a lack of jobs mean an increased struggle for livelihood
India has one of the highest unemployment rates in women
There is a 52 percentage point difference in the employment rates of men and women in India
Odisha block residents to get MNREGA employment for 200 days
500 crore package launched to ensure timely, uninterrupted wage payment under MGNREGA and check migration of labour
Study puts MGNREGS in Punjab under scanner
The employment scheme generated 20.23 average working days in the state against the mandated 100 days, according to a Punjabi University report
COVID-19 second wave: Rural demand may be hit despite normal monsoon
Out-of-pocket expenses on health in rural areas may push millions into poverty, warn experts
Drying up of MGNREGA allocation will shrink the rural economy further
The focus of MGNREGA has, over time, shifted from employment creation to asset creation
MGNREGA: Workers call for scrapping of attendance scheme at Jantar Mantar protest
The NREGA Sangharsh Morcha alleged that the claims of government about smooth functioning of the scheme were false and misleading
Budget 2023-24: Fund allocated for MGNREGA can provide just 17 days of work
Unjust allocation by the Modi-led government is an assault on the rights of rural workers, say activists
Centre has withheld Rs 7,500 crore in MGNREGA funds to West Bengal for a year, claims report
MGNREGA workers in Bengal not paid wages of Rs 2744 crore for a year, report by Libtech India found
Jobs round the year: How MGNREGA made Balangir job-secure
The success of MGNREGA projects has made Odisha offer 300 days of guaranteed work a year to curb distress migration in this district
Bengal MGNREGA workers lost up to Rs 6,046 crore in wages during April-December 2022
A study estimates that workers have lost income by 83%, compelling them to borrow money for survival
Surviving on fish from gutter, rice: West Bengal workers bear brunt of Central freeze on MGNREGA funds
DTE ground report finds pending wages and non-commissioning of work for over a year making it hard for workers to survive
Is Union Budget 2021-22 MGNREGA allocation enough to alleviate rural distress
Number of person days to reduce to 2.7-2.8 billion person days for next year, says expert
Why factory jobs for Ethiopian women haven’t translated into greater participation in politics
Income and job status have less of an impact on women in authoritarian contexts than in advanced democracies
Look back at the decade: Unemployment
Outtake from the second decade of the new millemium: India desperately needs to avail jobs for its ever increasing youth population
A void that cannot be filled: SEWA founder Ela Bhatt dies in Ahmedabad
Ela Bhatt founded SEWA in 1972, which has since blazed a trail in empowering women in various ways
The lure of 10 million jobs a year
Employment in agriculture has increased. Will it lead to shed the belief that agriculture will not be able to employ further?
‘Green growth’ can help African countries address socio-economic inequalities: Report
Green growth can address inequity through the creation of decent jobs, better provision of basic services, improvement of air quality and …
Banana wise: This fashion designer in Shravasti uses banana crop waste to make women financially independent
Tejashwi Pathak’s Baudhanchal self-help group helps women in the east Uttar Pradesh district to make handicrafts from banana waste and …
COVID-19 and jobs: The salaried, younger workers and women suffered more
While overall employment declined in the country in 2020-21, compared to 2019-20, some sections have been affected more adversely than others
Ageism hurts young, old alike: New report shows extent of impact
The younger, male, less educated population, as well as those anxious about death was more likely to perpetrate ageism
Investing in Africa’s rural youth can work wonders for continent: Report
Africa’s youth bulge and the fact that most of its people live in rural areas, make this especially important