Labour migration, jobs and society in the Age of the Pandemic
The lockdown is taking its toll. What will it take workers in the informal sectors and small businesses to survive?
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FF Insights #563: Behaviour, not words
January 10, 2022: The new Remdesivir?; China simmering; Decoding reason
Platforms in a Post-COVID World: Masterclass with Sangeet Paul Choudary
The pandemic is leading to fundamental shifts in behaviours. What does that mean for platform businesses? Are there opportunities for incumbents to reimagine business models? And how can country-level platforms help countries gain an advantage in the global arena?
Suspending labour laws means paving a road to nowhere
Far from bringing in new business, the wholescale suspension of labour laws by some states poses a real danger of unleashing mistrust among factory workers. For the move is fair neither to workers nor to employers
Stability in the storm: Reflections in challenging times
Finding the right path when all is murky is a special challenge today. Deep listening and deep conversations can throw some light. This facilitated conversation does just that
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The used and discarded workers of India
Many continue to congratulate state governments for being bold in withdrawing constitutional protections of Indian workers, apparently to attract foreign investors. They’re missing the facts on the ground. What will convince them to open their hearts to the plight of millions of citizens?
When uncertainty and anxiety come calling
People respond to negative stimuli in their own way. What does it take to ignore the negativity and find a workaround for the stress?
FF Insights #564: State capacity
January 11, 2022: Tim Cook’s secret sauce; Sidney Poitier’s best films; Potshot
The apparel industry’s new pattern for a post-Covid comeback
In the lockdown, business is literally closed. And much ground is already lost to Bangladesh and Vietnam. It will take a mindset shift at many levels for the sector to reclaim lost ground