India's labour reforms and FTAs could spell luck for its labour force
India’s new labour laws and the changing geopolitical environment could improve economic conditions for its low-skilled labour force.
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India’s new labour laws and the changing geopolitical environment could improve economic conditions for its low-skilled labour force.
There’s No Such Thing as a Low-Skill Worker The label flattens workers to a single attribute, ignoring the capacities they have and devaluing the work they do. 6:30 AM ET Getty Recently, I was mesmerized by a prep cook. At a strip-mall Korean restaurant, I caught a glimpse of the kitchen and stood dumbfounded for a few minutes, watching a guy slicing garnishes, expending half the energy I would if I were doing the same at home and at twice the speed. The economy of his cooking was magnetic. He moved so little, but did so much. Being a prep cook is hard, low-wage, and essential work, as the ...