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Heat Stress & Outdoor Workers: Are Labour Laws Ready for Climate Crisis?

Heat Stress & Outdoor Workers: Are Labour Laws Ready for Climate Crisis?

Heat stress is a growing occupational health burden to 1.6 billion outdoor workers in the world, and temperatures are expected to cost 259 billion labor hours a year in India alone and heat-related mortality is

The Ethics of Unpaid Internships: Fair Opportunity or Modern Exploitation?

The Ethics of Unpaid Internships: Fair Opportunity or Modern Exploitation?

Previously viewed as a step towards a career, unpaid internships are being criticized as exploitative in 2025, with 30.8-58.1% of the internships being unpaid and disproportionately targeting low-income and first-generation students. The protests of the

Migrant, Domestic & Seasonal Workers: The Overlooked Vulnerable Workforce

Migrant, Domestic & Seasonal Workers: The Overlooked Vulnerable Workforce

Migrant, domestic and seasonal workers are a huge but vulnerable workforce in the world that is usually left out of the protection despite driving economies. By 2025, there are 150 million migrant workers in India

Workers’ Rights in the Gig Economy: What Every Gig Worker Should Know in 2025

Workers’ Rights in the Gig Economy: What Every Gig Worker Should Know in 2025

The emergence of flexible, app-based employment has changed the livelihood of millions of people, and the gig economy will be a determining force in the year 2025. Gig workers have become the workforce of the

Employee Termination Rights: What to Do If You Are Unfairly Fired

Employee Termination Rights: What to Do If You Are Unfairly Fired

Learning about Employee Termination Rights is key to employees who are suddenly or unfairly fired. To be rendered jobless without reasonable cause may be stressful both emotionally and financially, however the law offers various safeguards

Informal Sector Workers in 2025: Changes and Persistent Challenges

Informal Sector Workers in 2025: Changes and Persistent Challenges

The informal sector continues to be a key player in the global economies in 2025, hiring 80% of the Indian workforce and accounting for 45% of GDP, but the recent survey has revealed that the

What International Examples Teach Us: Labour Rights Protections in Developed Countries & Lessons for Emerging Economies

What International Examples Teach Us: Labour Rights Protections in Developed Countries & Lessons for Emerging Economies

Denmark, Norway, and Germany, as the developed nations, present the strong labor rights models that the emerging market economy, in particular, workers, can take up amidst the rush of industrialization to secure their rights. Denmark

Invisible Contract Work: Why Zero-Hour Contracts Are Risky for Workers

Invisible Contract Work: Why Zero-Hour Contracts Are Risky for Workers

Zero-hour contracts promise flexibility but often trap workers in precarious "invisible" arrangements where employers offer no guaranteed hours while expecting constant availability. Such contracts transfer all the risk onto employees, such as minimum wage, unreliable

The Reality of “Flexibility”: When Flexible Jobs Become Unstable Livelihoods

The Reality of “Flexibility”: When Flexible Jobs Become Unstable Livelihoods

Flexible jobs are often marketed as the answer to modern workers’ desires for autonomy, better work–life balance, and freedom from the 9–5 grind. Flexibility in many cases, particularly to caregivers, students, and people with disabilities,

The Future of Work in a Climate-Changed World: Are Workers Prepared?

The Future of Work in a Climate-Changed World: Are Workers Prepared?

Climate change is transforming the world workforce with extreme weather, heat stress, and changing job requirements, with business losses estimated at 2-3 percent per degree over 20 °C and up to two point four trillion