Will Digitalisation of Work Worsen Caste Inequalities in India?

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Blog post

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Digit Blog

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Excerpt: "In India, technological innovation presents a significant job security risk for large swathes of (lower class/caste) workers, with little likelihood that they will be able to reskill and retrain their way into other, better work opportunities.... In our Digit sponsored research study, we look at the task contents of occupations in India and compare them for workers belonging to different social groups or castes."

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4-22-2024

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