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Barriers to Skills Development in India's Informal Economy
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Mullan, Joel; Rolleston, Caine – International Journal of Training Research, 2020
India's informal economy accounts for more than half the country's GDP but is characterised by low levels of skills, and considerable barriers to skills development for workers. The Government of India has implemented ambitious policy initiatives for upskilling, designed to catalyse 'formalisation' of the economy, and improve productivity.…
Descriptors: Barriers, Skill Development, Vocational Education, Educational Quality
Role of Parental Education in Schooling and Child Labour Decision: Urban India in the Last Decade
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Mukherjee, Diganta; Das, Saswati – Social Indicators Research, 2008
This paper uses household level data from National Sample Survey Organization (NSSO) of India, the 55th (1999-2000) and the 61st (2004-05) rounds, to show that even with a significant wage incentive for schooling of urban children, the school drop out rate and child labour incidence are not small over this period. The parents' level of education…
Descriptors: Human Capital, Incidence, Child Labor, Foreign Countries
Child Labour and Education: Issues Emerging from the Experiences of Some Developing Countries of Asia. UNESCO-UNICEF Co-operative Programme Digest No. 28.
United Nations Children's Fund, Paris (France). – 1989
This digest examines the problem of child labor and education in India and other Southeast Asian countries. It offers novel insights into the extent of child labor and the shortcomings and inertia of educational systems in adapting to the needs of working children. Also, the digest describes a series of promising educational innovations meant to…
Descriptors: Child Labor, Children, Developing Nations, Educational Innovation
Information Technology and the Training and Career Development of Women: The Case of India. Training Discussion Paper No. 30.
Saldanha, Lynette – 1988
Information technology (IT) is a growing field in India, with many present and future job opportunities. The field offers expanding opportunities for women, especially in the services sector. Case studies of nine companies that employ a fair number of women in IT showed that, in general, women had equal opportunities with men, especially in…
Descriptors: Adults, Developing Nations, Employed Women, Employment Experience
Women in Trade Unions: Organizing the Unorganized.
Martens, Margaret Hosmer, Ed.; Mitter, Swasti, Ed. – 1994
This book contains a comparative survey of efforts to organize female workers in trade unions in both developing and industrialized nations and 19 case studies of efforts to organize female workers in selected occupations. The following papers are included: "A Comparative Survey" (Swasti Mitter); "The Union of Women Domestic…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Agricultural Laborers, Case Studies, Comparative Analysis
TEND 97: Conference on Technological Education and National Development Report of Proceedings (1st, April 6-8, 1997, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates).
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1997
This document contains 39 papers and 13 poster presentations from a conference on technological education and national development. The following are among the papers included: "The Future of Technological Education and Vocational Education: UNESCO's (United Nations Educational Scientific and Cultural Organization's) Perspective" (Adnan…
Descriptors: Academic Education, Academic Standards, Case Studies, Change Strategies