Industry Trade Exposure and the Quality of Employment in India's Manufacturing Sector

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ID2309529
AuthorsIsha Gangwani (0000-0001-9264-2446, Ramanujan College, University of Delhi, India, corresponding author)
Year2024
Volume61
Issue1
Pages194-212
Publication date2024-10-27
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueJournal of Asian and African Studies (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0021-9096 • E-ISSN: 1745-2538
PublisherSAGE Publications Inc (PUBLISHER)
DOI10.1177/00219096241287529
OpenAlexW4403795926
LanguageEN
References cited39

Globalization, trade and labour institutions have implications on the labour market affecting the regular nature of jobs and increasing dependence on contract labour. Using worker-level data for India's manufacturing sector, this paper evaluates the influence of outward orientation of the worker's industry on the informal nature of employment. We find that higher import penetration and export orientation of the manufacturing industries of workers promote employment of regular nature. However, the regular jobs come tied up with lack of job contracts in industries facing higher import competition. Export-oriented industries increase the chances of regular jobs with a written job contract

African studies · Business · Economics · Labour economics · Manufacturing · Manufacturing sector · Quality (philosophy · Sociology · Employment and Welfare Studies · Global trade and economics · Indian Economic and Social Development · Marketing

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