In Focus-Parley | Has a weakening of unionisation hurt workers?
About this episode
This episode discusses the impact of deunionisation on workers amidst recent agitations for better wages and job security.
Since March, the country has witnessed a number of agitations by workers, particularly by those in manufacturing sector. In the background of these protests for minimum wages, for expansion of social security ambit and against contractualisation of jobs, the role of trade unions have come up for discussion. There have been concerns about the impact of deunionisation on the workers. In this episode of In Focus-Parley, we discuss the issue of deunionisation and woes of workers Guests: Kingshuk Sarkar, Professor and Area Chair for general management and economics, Goa Institute of Management; Fredy K Thazhath, National President, Trade Union Centre of India. Host: Jigeesh AM Producer: Sharmada Venkatasubramanian Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
People in this episode
Host: Jigeesh AM
Guests: Kingshuk Sarkar, Fredy K Thazhath
Topics covered
- unionisation
- workers' rights
- deunionisation
- trade unions
- minimum wages
- social security
- contractualisation
Keywords
- unionisation
- workers
- trade unions
- minimum wages
- social security
- contractualisation
- deunionisation
Mentioned in this episode
Organizations: Goa Institute of Management, Trade Union Centre of India, The Hindu
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