National Law University Delhi, India
Sophy K J is an Associate Professor of Law and director of the Centre of Labour Law Research and Advocacy (CLLRA) at the National Law University Delhi. She was a Post-doctoral Fellow in the project, Laws of Social Reproduction, sponsored by the European Research Council, anchored by the King’s College of London. She focused her research on ‘Paid Domestic Work. Her subjects of teaching are Labour and development, Unorganised sector and Labour and Legal History at the University.
During her post-doctoral research on ‘Paid Domestic work’, She studied the sector from an inter-disciplinary perspective understanding feminist discourse, political economy viewpoint and (non)legal recognition of women’s work. Oxford recently published her monograph on ‘Customary rights of farmers in India: Legal and Policy Perspective’ (2020). She primarily works on law relating to labour and development, especially new employment, changing employment relations and critical thinking over new frameworks to address the excluded workforce. She is engaged with many policy initiatives with international organisations, state governments, the Law Commission and civil society organisations. Her policy work includes assisting in drafting of labour policies, Bill for Domestic Workers, Rule making for Bonded labourers, drafting policy for ‘the Protection of Early Childhood Care and Development’ etc.
Emerging Industry and Labour issues in High-tech Asia
Wednesday, July 31, 2024
14:00 – 15:45 (GMT+7)
Wednesday, July 31, 2024
14:00 – 15:45 (GMT+7)