Adequacy of Earnings, Productive Employment, and Decent Work
This chapter examines the linkage between adequacy of earnings, productive employment and decent work. The analysis is based on the responses received on the questionnaire asking the employees to share their experience regarding their earnings and product
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NAUSHEEN NIZAMI NARAYAN PRASAD
Decent Work: Concept, Theory and Measurement
Nausheen Nizami • Narayan Prasad
Decent Work: Concept, Theory and Measurement
Nausheen Nizami Pandit Deendayal Petroleum University Gandhinagar, Gujarat, India
Narayan Prasad School of Social Sciences (SOSS) Indira Gandhi National Open University New Delhi, India
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Foreword
Work in the twenty-first century is breaking the traditionally defined lines of labour market and is redefining itself given the impetus by technological dynamism and near-perfect information via growing degrees of communication. The conditions of work have however deteriorated over time given the increasing demands of rising population and labour force and the gaps in skill demand and supply. As remaining unemployed is not a viable option for people living in developing countries due to lack of financial support from the government’s end, the majority of the workforce is often found to be working in the informal sector. Although conditions of work are pitiable in the informal sector, there is a need to examine them in the formal sector as well with a view to find status of decent wor
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