Vision of the Centre
To focus on knowledge generation for the benefit of the ‘working people’, going beyond the traditional understanding of ‘labour’ in the paradigm of Law.
To collaborate and interact with international organizations and global research networks to share, exchange and learn from each other.
To rethink about the euro-centric model of labour law and policy from a critical lens, and ask contextually nuanced questions to develop inclusionary legal framework.
To collaborate and interact with international organizations and global research networks to share, exchange and learn from each other.
The Centre's Mission
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Documentation, research and publication.
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Organizing academic events.
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Acting as a consultant on labour law related matters.
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Initiating advocacy initiatives.
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Undertaking training programs
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Providing labour law legal-aid.
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Collaborating with women’s movements and other social movements alike, to address the politics of location of workers.
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Mentoring and guiding student research initiatives.
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Anchoring as a research unit to bring multi-stakeholders on one platform.
Centre Pedagogy
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Ensuring that the use of “Praxis” i.e., the use of “Theory’ and “Practice”, always informs one another.
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Using a framework of ‘decent work for all’ and ‘Core Labour Standards’ of the ILO to analyze the standards of employment in different sectors.
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Using the rich jurisprudence on labour in India, created over the earlier decades, to analyze and juxtapose against the concerns of the informal sector.
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Using a heterogeneous lens in analysis of status of workers to consider the intersection of multiple axes, in-turn defining their location
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Anchoring as a research unit to bring multi-stakeholders on one platform
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