This reflective piece aims to initiate a broader discussion on the challenges associated with researching an abstract term, namely “dignity at work,” when the individuals under study no longer have access to the work being examined. Furthermore, it prompts contemplation on the ethics surrounding the concept of workers’ “dignity in research”.   Exploring the ethics […]

The value of dignity has consistently guided my actions in my personal and professional life, serving as a foundational principle that has been deeply ingrained in my sense of self since childhood. My parents instilled in me the importance of hard work and the pride of achieving professional success. As a result, I have come […]

Image Source: Unsplash   Let me walk you through the work life of Riya. She teaches from home for an ed-tech company. Her work involves teaching competitive exam aspirants and creating content for them. When she joined the company, teaching for 4-5 hours a day and creating content for 2-3 lectures was the norm. Fortunately, […]

As a researcher in the social sciences, my work is often centred around conversations about the dignity of others. However, it is rare that as researchers we turn this lens onto ourselves and interrogate how we respect the value of each other’s work. In this sector, where the general norm is that of overworked, underpaid, […]

(Photo by micheile dot com on Unsplash) In this essay, I want to tell three personal stories; that is it, no big deal. I do not remember many things from my childhood; however, three things that my father told me I could never forget. First, if I did not study hard, I would go to work […]

As persons in an increasingly precarious world of work, we perform a variety of labour at the workplace, home, and beyond – intellectual, physical, mental, emotional, and political. For many of us, these different kinds of labour cannot be performed in isolation. These merge and overlap with the experience of – our everyday lives, our […]