Publications
The ILO Decent Work Technical Support Team and Country Office for India (DWT/CO-New Delhi) publishes a wide range of books, reports, working papers, training manuals, CD-ROMs, videos and flash movies. Some of these can be downloaded directly. Others can be requested or hard copies purchased from the ILO Communication & Information Unit in New Delhi or by email.
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2021
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ILO/SCOPE Study report on Impact of WfH on Women Executives and Managers in PSEs in India
19 July 2021
This joint report highlights outcomes of the survey on impact of working from home (WfH)held with women executives and managers working with Public Sector Enterprises in India
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Reclaiming space for workers in the 21st century: A literature review on worker centers
15 July 2021
This report reviews the emergence, experiences and practices of workers’ centres in different contexts of labour relations.
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State of occupational safety and health practices at workplace for domestic workers in COVID-19 and possibilities for action
13 July 2021
The report identifies Occupational Safety and Health (OSH) practices for domestic workers, which could be implemented to respond to pandemic conditions. Based on insights provided by domestic workers themselves, trade unionists working with domestic workers and experts in India, the report lays out expansive medium-term changes in a post-pandemic world that would be ideal.
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Informality and the Potential for South-South Cooperation between BRICS
01 July 2021
This publication aims to promote South-South cooperation between the BRICS countries on the transition to formality from informality.
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Brochure: The Asia Regional Child Labour (ARC) programme
25 June 2021
This two pager provides brief introduction of the ARC programme objectives and planned activities.
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The Work in Freedom Handbook: A critical glossary of terms relating to freedom and unfreedom in the world of work.
08 June 2021
The purpose of this critical glossary is to deconstruct some of these commonly used concepts related forced labour, modern slavery and human trafficking in order to flag their blind spots, merits and other characteristics.
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Greener clothes? Environmental initiatives and tools in the garment sector in Asia
07 June 2021
The increasing social and environmental impacts of the textile and garment supply chain are well known and have resulted in the development of an array of initiatives, tools and assessment platforms to enhance the sustainability of the sector. There is a great deal of diversity in these initiatives, including differences in their focus, the actors involved, who the beneficiaries are, the longevity of the activities and how they define and measure success. The report highlights where there might be gaps in the current offerings of initiatives, and what types of initiatives have alignment with MSMEs knowledge and learning needs, as a way to highlight where future attention in developing new or enhanced initiatives might lie.
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Situation analysis on the COVID-19 pandemic's impact on enterprises and workers in the formal and informal economy in India
03 June 2021
To enable evidence-based social dialogue for designing and implementation of policies and programmes responding to COVID-19 pandemic, the ILO-India prioritised situation analysis of enterprises and workers from three States of the country.
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Promoting Decent Work in India: Feb-Apr 2021
27 May 2021
This update covers key initiatives and achievements of the ILO and its constituents contributing to the priorities of India Decent Work Country Programme 2018-22
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Leveraging advanced technology to improve labour mobility governance
25 May 2021
This paper was prepared by Rebecca Napier-Moore and Anna Olsen and presented at session two of the Abu Dhabi Dialogue with the theme: Leveraging advanced technology to improve labour mobility governance on 25 May 2021.
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Young persons not in employment and education in India: 2000-2019
03 May 2021
This research brief reviews the characteristics of India's young population not in employment and education or training (NEET) based on level of labour force participation, gender, access to training and education and social security.
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Challenges and opportunities for productive employment and decent work in the natural stone mining industry supply chain in Rajasthan
21 April 2021
The study is intended to contribute to a wider state-level sector development strategy, which will serve as a roadmap for creating an enabling environment for employers and workers to further Rajasthan’s position as a responsible destination for investors and buyers of natural stone.
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Feasibility study on the establishment of a regional qualifications framework in South Asian countries
21 April 2021
This report provides a comparative framework of the skills and qualifications of the existing and future migrant workers in South Asia. It is aimed at bringing equal opportunities and fairness in the recruitment process and remunerations linked with it. It also captures the process undertaken to develop the framework.
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Productivity interventions available to garment factories in Asia: A mapping study
19 April 2021
This study focuses on the availability of productivity interventions in the Asian garment sectors. By examining a subset of productivity interventions available to the industry, the paper depicts a broader picture of what type of support services are available to Asian garment factories.
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Employment, Labour Force and the Working Population in India 2000-2019
18 March 2021
An integrated view of changes taking place in the world of work in India shows that while the situation for those in employment may on average be characterised as an improving or non-deteriorating one, the employment prospects for the larger working age population are progressively worsening.
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Extending social security to workers in the informal economy
12 March 2021
Key lessons learned from international experience
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Annual tripartite progress review of India Decent Work Country Programme (DWCP) 2018-22
11 March 2021
An annual review meeting of India DWCP was held to review the progress and plan a way forward for year 2021
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ILO India Response to COVID-19 - Seventh Edition
22 February 2021
This seventh update covers the key response of ILO DWT/CO-New Delhi to COVID-19 pandemic between December 2020 and January 2021.
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Towards solid social protection floors? The role of non-contributory provision during the COVID-19 crisis and beyond
21 January 2021
The COVID-19 crisis has emphasized the importance of guaranteeing access to at least essential health care and to basic income security for all over the life cycle, as stipulated in the Social Protection Floors Recommendation, 2012 (No. 202).
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Study on facilitating Admission and growth of EU-based start-ups in India and Indian start-ups in the EU: Challenges and Opportunities
20 January 2021
The study reflects the growing interest of India-EU in start-ups. It provides an overview of the policy frameworks, incentives and challenges faced by start-ups. It highlights the attractiveness of each market, good practices adopted by countries and provided recommendations on how the entry of start-ups can be supported, particularly from a mobility-perspective.