APAC hub Learning Event: Informal and Migrant Labour – Spotlight India

Date: Tuesday March 17th 2026
Time: New Delhi: 12:30-14:00, Sydney: 18:00-19:30, Brussels: 08:00-09:30
Language: English

According to a 2024 ILO report, informal employment in India accounts for almost 90% of all employment in the country; this represents around 440-490 million workers. Informal work creates a significant decent work deficit for workers. The opaqueness that informality and sub-contracting bring to supply chains also makes it extremely difficult for multinational brands and suppliers to implement effective human rights due diligence and protect workers.

As the second in a series of learning events on India with the objective to strengthen AIM Progress members’, particularly those in the APAC region, capacity to engage suppliers India by having a greater contextual understanding of labour governance in India. This session will equip participants with insights on.

• The scale and nature of informal work in India including the main vulnerabilities that informal workers face
• The complexities and dynamics of both interstate and intrastate migration including the challenges they bring to decent work
• Potential solutions and good practices to address these challengesThis session is open to AIM-Progress members only.
• This panel session will feature two experts with extensive and grounded experience;
  ● Mr Ashif Shaikh, Founder and President of People’s Courage International
  ● Ms Pooja Adhikari, Global Coordinator – Labour Rights in Value Chains at Oxfam Germany

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