Abstract
Sustainable Development Goal 8 to “Promote sustained, inclusive and sustainable economic growth, full and productive employment and decent work for all” necessitates country level measures across the world. We take forward a comparative analysis of India’s SDG 8 indicator list with both the UN and ILO measurements. We note inadequate measurements on social-protection and rights for non-standard forms of employment including gig work, that are intermediated by ICT platforms. From our analysis we identify some levers to broaden the current indicator measurements to include these non-standard workers as well, to improve social sustainability.
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Loganathan, M. Assessing Social Sustainability in the Gig Economy. Ind. J. Labour Econ. 65, 831–843 (2022). https://doi.org/10.1007/s41027-022-00399-1
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