RLS in South Asia
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Browse and access a wide range of resources including reports, articles, and videos which we produce in collaboration with our partners. The content can be searched using the filters.
RLS in South Asia
Browse and access a wide range of resources including reports, articles, and videos which we produce in collaboration with our partners. The content can be searched using the filters.
India, International Dialogue |
Recent elections confirmed a disturbing trend towards autocratic rule in the South Asian republic
India, International Dialogue |
While the Indian Left fights for multipolarity, Modi builds ties with both Putin and Biden
Focus on the Global South, India, Social Justice |
The Report discusses and draws attention to major trends in climate impacts in different parts of the country and in different socio-economic spheres, and collates possible well-round multi-dimensional Adaptation measures.
Centre for Education and Communication, India, Social Justice |
The study examines diverse perspectives and approaches to Just Transition, span- ning from the status-quoist to transformative paradigms. It provides an analysis of the features characterising the garment value chain and the garment sector in India, spot- lighting gaps and challenges related to decent work deficits, occupational health and hazards, environmental impacts stemming from the sector, and reliance on cheap labour.
Read more … Just Transition and Decent Work for Garment Value Chain Workers
India, Social Justice |
Gig workers in India face an uphill battle — but if they organize, they can win
India, Kashtakari Panchayat, Social-Ecological Transformation |
This short film captures the journey of India’s largest wholly-owned waste picker cooperative, follows its struggles and successes, and presents a nuanced perspective on the integration of informal waste pickers.
Read more … The Story of SWaCH: India's Largest Cooperative of Waste Pickers
India, Kashtakari Panchayat, Social-Ecological Transformation |
मोल 'Mol' presents an ethnographic history of the waste picker movement in Pune, told through individual stories of empowerment, transformation and resilience.
India, Institute of Development Studies Kolkata, Social Justice |
This book tries to answer many questions surrounding the question of war. Why we still go to war, how the natural world affects war, how can a war in one location change the way of life in a distant place, and what it means to wage war for one’s rights.
This book is the first in the second set of history books for children produced by the Institute of Development Studies Kolkata.
India, Institute of Development Studies Kolkata, Social Justice |
This book deals with the rivers and how they shape our history.
This book is the second in the second set of history books for children produced by the Institute of Development Studies Kolkata.
India, Institute of Development Studies Kolkata, Social Justice |
This book deals with the history of tea. The tale of tea contains within itself the histories of Bengal and of Assam, of the Indian subcontinent, and of the world. Let’s unlock this treasure chest, then, and see what stories we can find in the history of tea.
This book is the third in the second set of history books for children produced by the Institute of Development Studies Kolkata.
India, Social Justice |
This comic is based on a study undertaken in 2020-21 by the Centre for Labour Studies at NLSIU, Bangalore, among platform food-delivery workers in Bangalore.
India, Social Justice |
This reader is based on a study undertaken by the Centre for Labour Studies at NLSIU, Bangalore among platform taxi drivers in Hyderabad.
Read more … An introduction to the world of platform-based taxi work
India, Social Justice |
The world of work and social engagement changed when words like ‘google’, ‘uber’ and ‘swiggy’ evolved from nouns to verbs, reflecting the ubiquity of these platforms. This change also mirrored the relentless growth of an ever-hungry goliath of a market, seemingly creating numerous job opportunities in the service sector. But what exactly do digital platforms, specifically digital labour platforms do?
India, Indian Institute of Dalit Studies, Social Justice |
The book conducts an in-depth analysis of how employment and wage discrimination affect the income and poverty levels of scheduled caste workers. It advocates for implementing affirmative action policies as a viable solution to address and rectify employment and wage discrimination issues.
India, Institute of Development Studies Kolkata, Social Justice |
The third book of the series talks about the linguistic diversity of the Indian subcontinent and how it has shaped India's international and regional borders since the colonial period. The book also explores the violence of determining 'insider' and 'outsider' based on linguistic identity, which India has frequently witnessed.
Read more … First History Lessons: The People of Our Country