The lot of a woman

The fairer sex has not benefitted as much as men from socio-economic progress

Shelf Destruct

COVID-19 outbreak brings attention back to informal sector

Over 90% of the country’s total workforce is in the informal sector

Reworking informal businesses

In countries like India, informal business is the existing order of the day

Branch office

From the blurbs

Vulnerable employment will continue to affect 72% of workers in South Asia: ILO

India is faced with the dual problem of informal and vulnerable employment

Employed but poor

Poverty among employed people underscores the need for a new strategy on job creation

Reclaiming retail democracy

Women are overburdened with unpaid work everywhere across the globe

India can learn from some of the countries that are taking steps to tackle this problem

New plastic waste management rules leave out vital points

One aspect that was not dealt with was the informal sector of waste collection

SELF (UN) EMPLOYMENT

Informal workers’ vulnerability risks are passed on to their children: OECD

New report calls on governments to extend social protections to break the cycle of low-paying work

Mumbai fixes space for hawkers

Vendors call policy anti-business  

Is the rural economy driving India’s recovery?

Government spending has led to demand growth in rural areas; but what if it comes down?

Parliament panel says no to FDI in retail

Manage e-waste the EU way

Proposed legislation makes producers responsible for recycling

Garbage is about recycling

It is time we accepted that each household is a waste generator

Watertight

Rate water fixtures for efficiency to cut wastage

A year in the life of a law

An assessment of what ails the implementation of e-waste rules

No room for recycling

Give waste pickers their due

Red alert on Indian spices

Spice Board challenges US food department’s claims over salmonella contamination

A different waste model

Food safety mess

Traders say Food Safety and Standards Act rolls out red carpet for multinationals

Why waste a chance?