Our labour journal comprising expert insights, thought leadership, and research will help carve business strategies for long-term success.
India’s employment landscape is transforming rapidly, driven by digital innovation, sustainability, and evolving workforce expectations. In 2026, employability will be depend on cultivating the following three key competencies: Digital and AI literacy; Green Capabilities; and Adaptability and Soft Skills. Employers too must adopt innovative strategies to attract, train, and retain talent in this dynamic environment. Meanwhile, India’s emergence as a global hub for Global Capability Centers (GCCs) is accelerating change. These centers are evolving into strategic engines of innovation, reflecting their global headquarters and reshaping enterprise operations. Together, these trends are positioning India at the forefront of a future-ready, digitally skilled, and sustainable global workforce.
In celebration of International Women’s Day this March, the second edition of our Labour Journal underscores the importance of gender inclusion in achieving India’s ambitious target of reaching $30 trillion in GDP by 2047. It is essential that no woman is left behind and thus we need to define a clear path to double the female labour force participation rate. This involves understanding women’s workplace challenges, creating more inclusive employment opportunities, ensuring the robust implementation of women’s rights, and increasing female representation in leadership roles. A collective effort is needed to dismantle the societal biases and barriers that continue to hinder women’s participation in the formal workforce as economists around the world concur that ‘Gender inequality is not just a social issue, it is an economic issue.
The inaugural edition of our labour journal explores critical topics impacting the world of work such as India’s economic transformation, wage disparities, trends and characteristics of labour migration, and the employability prospects of India’s tech workforce. Through data-driven insights, our articles aim to deepen the understanding of these matters and offer recommendations for sustainable, long-term solutions.