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Employment and jobs

  • From construction to sanitation: How daily wage workers in Delhi survived demonetisation

    From construction to sanitation: How daily wage workers in Delhi survived demonetisation

    Abhishek Dey
    · Mar 16, 2018 · 10:45 am
  • As incomes drop, Chennai’s daily wage workers miss Amma, blame Modi

    As incomes drop, Chennai’s daily wage workers miss Amma, blame Modi

    Vinita Govindarajan
    · Mar 16, 2018 · 10:15 am
  • From four chapatis to two: Job shortage forces Mumbai’s daily wage workers to cut back on meals

    From four chapatis to two: Job shortage forces Mumbai’s daily wage workers to cut back on meals

    Aarefa Johari
    · Mar 16, 2018 · 09:45 am
  • Three cities, 36 workers, the same story: Even daily jobs are now hard to find

    Three cities, 36 workers, the same story: Even daily jobs are now hard to find

    Aarefa Johari Abhishek Dey Vinita Govindarajan
    · Mar 16, 2018 · 09:00 am
  • The Daily Fix: Mass IT layoffs make it clear that the India story is still on shaky ground

    The Daily Fix: Mass IT layoffs make it clear that the India story is still on shaky ground

    Rohan Venkataramakrishnan
    · May 12, 2017 · 09:44 am
  • One question Prime Minister Narendra Modi needs to focus on: How many jobs have we added?

    One question Prime Minister Narendra Modi needs to focus on: How many jobs have we added?

    Maheshwer Peri
    · Apr 26, 2017 · 01:53 pm
  • Life after getting fired: Nirmalya Kumar reflects on the days since his exit from Tata Sons

    Life after getting fired: Nirmalya Kumar reflects on the days since his exit from Tata Sons

    Nirmalya Kumar
    · Nov 19, 2016 · 06:30 pm
  • We live in a world where permanent employment is now a relic of the past

    We live in a world where permanent employment is now a relic of the past

    Aasim Sajjad Akhtar
    · Sep 27, 2016 · 10:30 pm