India labour and employment report 2014/ Institute for human development

IHD Team for the India Labour and Employment Report 2014 Abbreviations List of Tables, Figures and Boxes 1. Labour in Globalizing India: An Overview 1.1 Introduction 1.2 Employment, Unemployment and Labour Force Dynamics 1.3 Structural Changes in the Economy and Employment: Growing Asymmetry 1.4 Persistent Dominance of the Unorganized Sector 1.5 Multiple Bases of Labour Market Segmentation 1.6 Wage Increase, Wage Differentials and Minimum Wages 1.7 Large Number of `Working Poor': The Disconnect between Work and Income 1.8 Underemployment: A Continuing Characteristic of Employment 1.9 Labour Market Flexibility: The Noise and the Reality 1.10 Increasing In formalization of Employment: Challenge of Social Security 1.11 Labour Organizations and Labour Rights: Some Disconcerting Signals 1.12 Globalization and Indian Labour: A Recapitulation 2. Economic Growth and Employment: Performance and Emerging Challenges 2.1 Introduction: Growth and Employment 2.2 Characteristics and Structure of the Indian Labour Market 2.3 Trend and Pattern of Employment Growth 2.4 Migration of Workers 2.5 The Employment Challenge 2.6 Unemployment and the Challenge of the Youth Bulge 2.7 Summing Up: Key Features of the Employment Situation 3. Access to and Exclusion from Employment: Social and Regional Dimensions 3.1 Introduction 3.2 Historical and Geographical Profile of Socio-religious Groups in India 3.3 Poverty by Socio-religious Groups and Region 3.4 Access to Employment by Socio-religious Group 3.5 Access to Employment within Socio-religious Group 3.6 Regional Exclusion 3.7 Regional Dimensions of Unemployment 3.8 Conclusions 4. Wages, Earnings and Inequality 4.1 Introduction 4.2 Wage Patterns 4.3 Other Aspects of Wage Inequality 4.4 Wages, Non-wage Incomes, and Profits 4.5 The Implementation of the Minimum Wages Act 19484.6 In Conclusion 5. Labour Institutions and Industrial and Employment Relations 5.1 Introduction 5.2 Legal Framework and Labour Administration 5.3 Workers' Organizations in India 5.4 Industrial Conflict in India 5.5 Social Dialogue: Tripartism and Collective Bargaining 5.6 Labour Regulation and Labour Reforms 5.7 Conclusions 6. Social Security for Workers: Issues and Challenges 6.1 Issues and Concerns 6.2 The Evolution of Social Security for Formal Workers 6.3 Social Security for Workers in the Informal Sector 6.4 The Way Forward: Steps Towards a National Minimum Universal Social Security or Social Protection Floor 7. Employment Strategies, Policies and Programmes 7.1 Employment in Development Strategy 7.2 Macroeconomic Policies and Employment 7.3 Sectoral Policies7.4 Targeted Employment Programmes 7.5 Skill Development Policy and Programmes 7.6 Employment and the Policy of Affirmative Action7.7 National Employment Service (NES)7.8 Concluding Remarks 8. The Labour and Employment Agenda Today 8.1 A Balance Shee t8.2 Emerging Research and Policy Agenda 8.3 Conclusion References Statistical Appendix Glossary