This issue appeared in June 2022.
Fall-out of the Ukraine Conflict on India’s Economy – [pdf]
The Problem Is Actually at Home
The principal responsibility for the suffering of the people thus cannot be shoved onto world events; it lies with India’s rulers themselves, who have led the country into the present abyss.
Wheat Export Debacle: Policy and Real Agenda Are Responsible, Not Mere Bungling – [pdf]
It is not the export ban, then, that deserves to be criticised, but the policy of Government withdrawal from procurement and the free hand given to private profiteers. The events leading up to the ban have offered one more vivid demonstration of the dangerous implications of this policy.
‘Informality’ and Control in the Gig Economy: A study of cab drivers and food delivery riders in Delhi-NCR —[pdf]
—Archana Aggarwal
Gig work, especially at the lower end, has only increased desperation in the conditions of work. Long hours, low earnings, no safety considerations, no job security, little autonomy and most importantly, not even being considered workers and not being eligible for any labour rights. Gig work adds yet another layer to the informalisation of work and retrogression of labour standards in conditions of highly organised monopoly capital.
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