Khadi and Village Industries Commission product sales hit a record Rs 1.87 lakh crore in FY26. This marks a substantial increase from previ...

India's vital handloom and handicraft sector, employing millions, grapples with low wages and limited market reach. A recent study highligh...

Job-related migration is surging by 31.4 percent as more women and freshers seek better jobs and pay beyond their hometowns. This trend sig...

India's labour market is undergoing a structural transformation driven by the country's broader economic transition, a report by SBI Resear...

Female employment in India has seen a substantial rise, reaching 39 percent in 2025 from 22 percent in 2017. This growth reflects increased...

Lululemon has taken a decisive step by naming Heidi O'Neill, an ex-Nike leader, as the brand's new chief executive. This transition follows...

Female gig workers face challenges like limited mobility and financial access. Initiatives providing affordable asset finance and tailored ...

Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath stressed the need to prevent external interference in factory operations. His remarks followed...

India must confront the impact of AI on jobs due to its large youth population, reliance on software services, and an oversupply of graduat...

Women in India's contractual workforce saw moderate wage growth from ₹17,433 in FY20 to ₹20,164 in FY24, with a 3.71% CAGR, according to Te...

Labour force participation has increased, but it has resulted in depressed wage growth and a widened gender pay gap. The average wage growt...

The Azim Premji University's report, State of Working India 2023, highlights how the growth slowdown and the Covid-19 pandemic have impacte...

An ET analysis found that between 2017-18 (July-June) and 2021-22 (July-June), the annual growth rate of women's wages at 4.5% in urban are...

In South Asia, India led the average real wage growth in 2008–17 at 5.5 against a regional median of 3.7.

Salaries jumped during 1993–94 to 2004–05, especially for those in professional, admin fields.

Only a limited number of regular/salaried workers, mostly in the urban areas, and the highly-skilled professionals earned higher average wa...

A key aim of MNREGA was to increase female work participation. It improves their incentive to work more days per year. Yet, the opposite ha...