Loganathan, Muralidharan
Assessing social sustainability in the gig economy - The Indian Journal of Labour Economics - 65(3), Jul-Sep, 2022: p. 831-843
Sustainable Development Goal 8 to “Promote sustained, inclusive and sustainable economic growth, full and productive employment and decent work for all” necessitates country level measures across the world. We take forward a comparative analysis of India’s SDG 8 indicator list with both the UN and ILO measurements. We note inadequate measurements on social-protection and rights for non-standard forms of employment including gig work, that are intermediated by ICT platforms. From our analysis we identify some levers to broaden the current indicator measurements to include these non-standard workers as well, to improve social sustainability. – Reproduced
Non-standard employment, Gig work, Labour rights, Social sustainability, Indicators.
Assessing social sustainability in the gig economy - The Indian Journal of Labour Economics - 65(3), Jul-Sep, 2022: p. 831-843
Sustainable Development Goal 8 to “Promote sustained, inclusive and sustainable economic growth, full and productive employment and decent work for all” necessitates country level measures across the world. We take forward a comparative analysis of India’s SDG 8 indicator list with both the UN and ILO measurements. We note inadequate measurements on social-protection and rights for non-standard forms of employment including gig work, that are intermediated by ICT platforms. From our analysis we identify some levers to broaden the current indicator measurements to include these non-standard workers as well, to improve social sustainability. – Reproduced
Non-standard employment, Gig work, Labour rights, Social sustainability, Indicators.