 Evaluation of Decent Work Index for Informal Workers: An Empirical Study from Hooghly District, West Bengal, IndiaBreeta Banerjee and Amit Kundu Indian Journal of Human Development, 2020, vol. 14, issue 1, 76-98 Abstract: Decent work is considered to be crucial in the process of inclusive development and poverty alleviation in economies dominated by informal employment. This study is an attempt to understand decent work achievements of rural and urban informal workers of Hooghly district, West Bengal, India. The study uses the theoretical framework of seven work-based security dimensions from People’s Security Survey (by International Labour Organization) and constructs seven individual-level sub-indices and one composite individual-level decent work index using primary survey data. Then, it investigates the effect of the supply-side parameters on decent work using simple OLS regressions. The findings indicate ineffectiveness of education to improve decent work condition of informal workers in the absence of adequate skill-building initiatives. It also reveals the poor work condition of rural informal workers and self-employed workers in general. The study emphasises the need of vocationalisation of education and upgrading the quality of informal employment to achieve decent work. Keywords: Decent work; individual level decent work index; informal workers; factors influencing decent work; supply-side factors; education (search for similar items in EconPapers) Downloads: (external link) Related works: Export reference: BibTeX RIS (EndNote, ProCite, RefMan) HTML/Text Persistent link: https://EconPapers.repec.org/RePEc:sae:inddev:v:14:y:2020:i:1:p:76-98 Access Statistics for this article More articles in Indian Journal of Human Development |
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