Regulating private placement agencies in India: issues and challenges in the context of ILO Convention 181
Regulating private placement agencies in India: issues and challenges in the context of ILO Convention 181
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印度私募机构监管:国际劳工组织第 181 号公约背景下的问题和挑战
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2015
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Ellina Samantroy
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Ellina Samantroy
The paper is contextualized within the framework of Private Employment Agencies Convention 1997 (No. 181) adopted by ILO on regulation of private placement agencies. On the one hand, these labour market intermediaries or placement agencies have offered diverse employment opportunities and also have potential to deliver services like skilling of jobseekers. On the other hand, if left unregulated due to lack of regulatory mechanisms may lead to labour market irregularities including exploitation of jobseekers. Based on data collected through a primary survey of placement agencies and jobseekers in Delhi and NCR, the paper attempts to understand the recruitment practices of private placement agencies in India and the challenges in regulating them. The paper is divided into five subsections where the first section of the paper deals with introducing the private placement agencies vis the convention 181. The second section of the paper deals with a brief outline of the convention 181 and its role in regulation of private placement agencies. The third section of the paper tries to understand the ratification process across countries and how the regulatory regimes of different countries have embraced policy measures to address the issues and concerns which come forth with the emergence of the private placement agencies. The fourth section provides insights into the recruitment practices of the private placement agencies in India based on the data derived from the primary survey. The last section of the paper finally tries to arrive at some of the policy recommendations on regulation of private placement agencies.