Sustianability Transitions and Sustainable Development Goals

Decentralisation and Public Policy

Labour Market and Wage Systems

Global Value Chain Analysis in Manufacturing Industries

Research Methodology and Training 

Co-Authored a paper on "After the Long Walk Home…the Gendered Rural Safety Net" on Agrarian South: Journal of Political Economy, DOI: 10.1177/22779760231164860

Co-Authored a paper on "Transition to sustainable development in the tanning industry:
Evidence from leather value chain in Tamil Nadu, India" published in Sustainable Development DOI: 10.1002/sd.2560

Co-authored a working paper for ILO on Gendered Safety Nets and Growing Inequality: Pandemic-induced Recession in India

Co-authored a book published by Cambridge University Press on “Reverse Subsides in Global Monopsony Capitalism: Gender, Labour and Environmental Injustice.”

Coauthored a Multi-country report on Wage Theft in garment Industry during COVID 19 Pandemic for Asia Floor Wage Alliance

Co Authored a Paper on International Journal for Human Rights and Constitutional Studies on “Multiculturalism and                 Social Work Education.”

Co Authored a Chapter on an Edited Volume, Globalization of Technology Springer on “What Makes Enterprises in Auto Component Industry Perform”

Paper on “Debates on Inequality and Decentralisation” on KILA Journal of Local Governance

Paper on Edited volume, Rights Based Development by Kerala Institute of Local Administration on the topic “Protection and Promotion of Child Rights through Local Governments in Kerala”

Name of assignment or project: Living Wage Estimation for Garment Workers in South Asian Garment Production Units

Year: 2023-24

Location: Bangladesh, Cambodia, India, Indonesia, Myanmar, Pakistan, Srilanka

Client: Asia Floor Wage Alliance

Main project features: Estimation of Living Wage figures for respective countries and Asian region

Positions held: Research Consultant

Activities performed:

Conduct multi-country, Asia-level, and country-level research projects
Conduct research projects; develop research design for estimation of Living Wages
Work with research team and generate high quality reports for internal and external stakeholders.
Conduct field surveys and data collection, follow data quality protocols, including data quality audits and frequency checks on the data collected by the team
Work closely with advocacy and campaign teams to align research and advocacy efforts
Work with networks of researchers/ research institutions as required by projects 

Name of assignment or project: Value Chain Analysis of Electronics Industry in Tamil Nadu

Year: 2023

Location: Tamil Nadu (Remote

Client:  International Labour Organisation

Main project features: 
GVC Analysis of the Electronics Industry in Tamil Nadu

Positions held: Research Consultant

Activities performed:

Analysed of ASI and NSSO data on theelectronics  value chains in India and Tamil Nadu, specifically
Review and contribute to the overall report

Name of assignment or project: Value Chain Analysis of Garments and Textiles in Andhra Pradesh and Odisha

Year: 2022

Location: Andhra Pradesh and Odisha

Client:  International Labour Organisation

Main project features: 
GVC Analysis of the Garment Value Chains in Odisha and Andhra Pradesh

Positions held: Research Consultant

Activities performed:

• Analysed of ASI and NSSO data on the textiles and garments value chains in AP and Odisha
• Draft and finalize checklists and questionnaires for key informant interviews (KII),
• Carry out and supervise 30 KIIs and FGDs, and sample surveys of 30 firms each in Cuttack and Vishakhapatnam
• Draft relevant portions of the report, in consultation with the Team Leader
• Review and contribute to the overall report
• Supervise the work of the consultants in Cuttack and Vishakhapatnam 

Name of assignment or project: Living Wage Estimation for Garment Workers in South Asian Garment Production Units

Year: 2021-2022

Location: Bangladesh, Cambodia, India, Indonesia, Myanmar, Pakistan, Srilanka

Client: Asia Floor Wage Alliance

Main project features: Estimation of Living Wage figures for respective countries and Asian region

Positions held: Research Consultant

Activities performed:

• Conduct multi-country, Asia-level, and country-level research projects
• Conduct research projects; develop research design for estimation of Living Wages
• Work with research team and generate high quality reports for internal and external stakeholders.
• Conduct field surveys and data collection, follow data quality protocols, including data quality audits and frequency checks on the data collected by the team
• Work closely with advocacy and campaign teams to align research and advocacy efforts
• Work with networks of researchers/ research institutions as required by projects 

Name of assignment or project: Wage and Employment Loss Estimation in Global Garment Value Chain as result of COVID 19 Pandemic

Year:2020-21

Location: Bangladesh, Cambodia, India, Indonesia, Pakistan, Srilanka

Client: 
Asia Floor Wage Alliance
Main project features: 
Estimation of Wage and Employment Loss Estimation in Global Garment Value Chains

Positions held:  Research Consultant

Activities performed:
1.      Conduct multi-country, Asia-level, and country-level research projects

2.      Estimate Brand Level country level wage loss estimation due to COVID 19 pandemic

3.      Conduct research projects; develop research design for Wage Loss estimation

4.      Support the team in writing field reports and in maintaining daily diaries with respect to research assignments.

5.      Work closely with advocacy and campaign teams to align research and advocacy efforts

6.      Work with networks of researchers/ research institutions as required by projects
 

Name of assignment or project: Development of Human Rights Due Diligence Framework in Global Production Systems

Year:2022

Location: India

Client: CIVIDEP

Main project features: Development of Human Rights Due Diligence Framework and Research on the same in Garment Clusters in India

Positions held: Research Consultant

Activities performed:

• Set a basis for CIVIDEP to initiate work on mHRDD and other RBC standards under the STITCH project
• Detailed research proposal including the problem statement, existing gaps in knowledge, the importance of the proposed research in developing existing knowledge, research questions, preliminary literature review, methodology, and plan of work and time schedule.
• Final research report with theoretical and policy elements for practical use for CSOs and other stakeholders in using mHRDD and RBC standards as instruments to bring more accountability over brands and other industry actors in garment global supply chains.
• Disseminated findings of the report by writing 2 to 3 articles in mainstream media

Name of assignment or project: ILO Working Report on Pandemic Induced Recession in Food Value Chains in India

Year:2021

Location:India

Client: CIVIDEP

Main project features: 
Assessment of Effect of Pandemic Induced Recession in Food Supply Chains and the workers in India

Develop an ILO working paper based on the research

Positions held: Research Consultant

Activities performed:

• Coordinate the research and data collection for the study
• Develop research methodology, tools for data collection and analysis of data
• Field research in one of the clusters in the study
• Drafting the working paper on Effect of Pandemic Induced Recession in Food value chains

Name of assignment or project: GVC Analysis of Garment, Leather and Auto Component Industry in India

Year:2017-2020

Location:India

Client: Society for Labour and Development

Main project features: 
Assessment of Effect of Pandemic Induced Recession in Food Supply Chains and the workers in India

Develop an ILO working paper based on the research

Positions held: Research Consultant

Activities performed:

• Supervised and completed the collection of field data, both of workers and SME suppliers in the garment automobile and leather value chains in Chennai, Kolkatta, Agra, Pune, Tiruppur, Delhi NCR
• Analyzed the secondary data from Annual Surveys of Industries and NSSO workers data on the respective industries.
• Analyzed the data and prepare draft reports answering the key research questions in the MSME project proposal.

Name of assignment or project: Due Diligence Study in Leather Cluster in Tamil Nadu

Year:2020

Location:Tamil Nadu

Client: Inditex

Main project features: 
Mapping the Human Rights Due Diligence standards in leather tanning clusters in Tamil Nadu

Positions held: Research Associate

Activities performed:

• Overall coordination and supervision of the Research Project
• Prepared the plan for data collection; both primary and secondary data
• Prepared the tools for data collection in consultation with the team
• Drafted the Final Research Report: Leather Tanning Industry in Tamil Nadu: A Case Study for Social and Economic Upgrading