Reaping the potential of the female workforce
2 years, 9 months ago

Reaping the potential of the female workforce

The Hindu  

The large-scale adoption of digital and smartphone technologies and the increased need for personal care for the sick, elderly and children have opened up employment opportunities, especially for women. Women also form a significant proportion of the workforce in the education sector in India, especially in primary education and early childhood care. Not only would greater investment in better health and care facilities improve the well-being of India’s people and hence their economic productivity, global evidence documented by the International Labour Organization also suggests that it will lead to more employment opportunities for women. Skill training of women in job roles aligned to the gig, platform and care sectors as well as other emerging sectors such as those covered under the Production-Linked Incentive Scheme needs to be encouraged. We need training programmes with well-defined outcomes for women’s digital access and to mentor them to take up employment opportunities in emerging sectors.

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Educational Institutions in Bengaluru Adapt to Gig Economy with Specialized Certifications and Courses
1 month, 3 weeks ago

Educational Institutions in Bengaluru Adapt to Gig Economy with Specialized Certifications and Courses

New Indian Express  

Educational institutions in Bengaluru are adapting their curricula to prepare students for the gig economy. The gig economy refers to on-demand work that occurs through digital platforms, where labour is exchanged for payment on a task or short-term basis without formal contracts. To address the demands of the gig economy, institutions are designing new short-term certifications and online courses, focusing …

Understanding the gig economy in the age of AI
7 months, 1 week ago

Understanding the gig economy in the age of AI

Hindustan Times  

The recent report by Ipsos Research Private Limited has revealed that a staggering 88% of gig workers rely on gig economy platforms as their primary source of income. The gig economy's flexibility has slowly entered almost all industries, with employers and gig workers recognising the opportunity for mutual advantage. As per the Skilled Employment in Construction Sector in India report …

Understanding the gig economy in the age of AI
7 months, 1 week ago

Understanding the gig economy in the age of AI

Hindustan Times  

The recent report by Ipsos Research Private Limited has revealed that a staggering 88% of gig workers rely on gig economy platforms as their primary source of income. The gig economy's flexibility has slowly entered almost all industries, with employers and gig workers recognising the opportunity for mutual advantage. This, in turn, will generate more employment opportunities for both skilled …

Why demographic dividend eludes India’s gig economy
8 months, 1 week ago

Why demographic dividend eludes India’s gig economy

New Indian Express  

The rapid expansion of the gig or platform economy over the past decade has provided growing opportunities for India’s young population. It may, however, be pointed out that the realisation of demographic dividend critically depends on the workforce’s ability to increase productivity under conditions that the International Labour Organization terms “decent work”. Over the past two years, the NITI Aayog …

Women accelerating India's digital transformation as IT player employs more female than male
1 year, 1 month ago

Women accelerating India's digital transformation as IT player employs more female than male

India TV News  

The impact of the pandemic on the acceleration of digital transformation is visible. As the government continues its work to create a modern digital infrastructure to ensure benefits of the digital revolution reach everyone, it had August this year approved the extension of the Digital India programme with an outlay of Rs 14,903 crore to boost digital initiatives. Recently, Mumbai-based …

India’s gig workforce will grow to 2.35 crore by 2029-30: Niti Aayog study
2 years, 5 months ago

India’s gig workforce will grow to 2.35 crore by 2029-30: Niti Aayog study

The Hindu  

The government’s policy think tank Niti Aayog has recommended that measures should be taken to provide for social security, including paid leave, occupational disease and work accident insurance, support during irregularity of work and pension plans, for the gig workforce in the country, which is expected to grow to 2.35 crore by 2029-30. The report broadly classifies gig workers — …

Our expanding gig economy must treat workers fairly
2 years, 11 months ago

Our expanding gig economy must treat workers fairly

Live Mint  

The gig economy and its growing fault lines between gig employees and platform companies are in the news again, with 50 women “partners" of Urban Company’s salon and spa vertical protesting against policy changes that will come into effect from January. The gig economy refers to “economic activity that involves the use of temporary or freelance workers to perform jobs …

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