In Focus

The pace and intensity of technological development and the resulting social and economic impact have increased with each passing decade of the 21st century. While India has benefited immensely from these developments, we have by…

India’s COVID-19 crisis has resulted in unprecedented levels of demand on its public institutions, demands they have comprehensively failed to meet. Scholars have generally been in agreement when characterising India’s state capacity, or its ability…

Among other activities and contributions to labour policy reform, the Centre for Labour Studies recently completed a study commissioned by the International Labour Organization on forced labour in formal and informal work, linked to migration and vulnerability.