ALIGNING LABOUR RIGHTS WITH MSME GROWTH: INDIA’S ADHERENCE TO GLOBAL LABOUR STANDARDS
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An important and complex part of India's economic architecture, the Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (MSME) sector is a pillar of industrial growth and socio-economic advancement. Using a multifarious methodological approach, this thorough study investigates human rights compliance inside India's MSME sector, so assessing its complicated interaction with worldwide convention systems and international labor norms. Comprising data gathered from 1,500 MSME units across twelve states, the study spans a thirty-month period from 2022 to 2024, therefore reflecting different industrial sectors and geographical areas. By means of a sophisticated mixed-method research design, this study aggregates thorough qualitative assessments derived from extensive fieldwork, stakeholder interviews, and observational studies with rigorous quantitative analysis of workplace conditions, employment patterns, and compliance measures. (...) Our results show that although 67% of medium-sized businesses show significant compliance with international labor norms, only 28% of microbusinesses satisfy these criteria, therefore exposing a complicated interaction between firm size, resource availability, and human rights application.(...) This study adds much to the body of knowledge already in use by showing clear links between economic performance, business sustainability, and human rights compliance as well as by suggesting creative ways to raise worker welfare without endangering the viability of businesses.
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