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INDIA’S REFUSAL TO UPHOLD A GLOBAL GIG WORK LAW Why in the News? On June 12, 2026, the International Labour Conference (ILC) in Geneva adopted ILO Convention No. 193: “Decent Work in the Platform Economy”, the first legally binding international treaty protecting the rights of platform (gig) workers. The Convention aims to establish minimum labour …
Read MoreIndia’s Formal Employment Shift for Inclusive Economic Transformation Syllabus: GS-2: Government Policies & Interventions GS-3: Employment, Growth & Development, Skill Development, Human Resource Why in the News ? The World Bank’s latest income classification has upgraded Vietnam, the Philippines, and Sri Lanka to the Upper Middle-Income category, while India continues to remain a Lower Middle-Income …
Read MoreEPFO 3.0 Proposes Universal Pension And Social Security Reforms Why in the News ? The Employees’ Provident Fund Organisation (EPFO) is planning EPFO 3.0 reforms to expand universal pension coverage, extend social security to gig and platform workers, introduce a Target Retirement Sum (TRS) framework, and modernise its technology through a Core Banking Solution (CBS) …
Read MoreOverseas Mobility Bill 2025: A Betrayal of India’s Migrant Workers Syllabus: GS 3 ● Migration ● Economic development Why in the News The Overseas Mobility (Facilitation and Welfare) Bill, 2025 marks a shift from rights-based protection to bureaucratic facilitation of labour migration. By diluting safeguards against trafficking, centralising governance, weakening recruitment regulation, and neglecting reintegration, …
Read MoreReviewing Shram Shakti Niti 2025 Syllabus GS 2: Government Policies and interventions Why in the News? Recently, the Government of India unveiled the draft Shram Shakti Niti 2025, claiming it as a “future-ready” labour policy. Critics argue it overlooks labour rights, digital exclusion, and modern slavery concerns, while also failing to adequately address environmental challenges …
Read MoreRelevance: GS 3 – Indian Economy and issues relating to planning, mobilization, of resources, growth, development and employment. Why in the News? The current discourse suggests that Pakistan has lower unemployment rates than India with assertions that a staggering 300 million individuals have exited India’s labor force, alongside youth unemployment figures peaking at 45 percent. …
Read MoreSyllabus: GS-3-Inequality in India and its impact ,Labour issues and Data reforms Focus : Top of Form The article emphasizes the urgent need for trade unions to play a proactive role in generating robust labour statistics to inform evidence-based policy reforms in India. It highlights the deficiencies in current labour statistics, discusses key reform arguments, …
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