Co-Designing The India Workforce Index - 2025
Co-designing the India Workforce Index conference on building labor-market indices for grey and blue-collar workers in India.
WAGEINDICATOR, FLAME UNIVERSITY, IIM-AHMEDABAD AND MSDF INVITE YOU TO:
CO-DESIGNING THE INDIA WORKFORCE INDEX
A CONFERENCE ON BUILDING THE LABOUR-MARKET INDEX FOR THE GREY AND BLUE-COLLAR WORKERS IN INDIA
📅 Date: 27-28 November, 2025
📍 Venue: FLAME University, Pune
⏰ Time: 12:00 noon IST on 27th November - 2:30 PM IST on 28th November
🔗 Registration via this link: https://forms.gle/rhtEmtWyuMFeFADH7
🎤 More information: Project webpage
About the Conference
India faces an estimated shortfall of 29 million skilled workers, but existing labour market indices in the country often exclude blue- and grey-collar workers, despite this being the sector poised to generate the majority of employment opportunities. Our project, the Index for the Grey & Blue Collar Workers in India, aims to address this gap by mapping the demand and supply of these jobs across the country, tracking who’s hiring, where, and what skills are in demand by building the India Workforce Index.
The Index also brings together data on minimum, actual, and living wages to empower workers, guide training institutions, and inform data-driven policymaking. WageIndicator is kicking off the project in collaboration with IIM Ahmedabad, FLAME University, with the support of the Michael & Susan Dell Foundation (MSDF).
Join us for the launch on 27–28 November 2025 at FLAME University, Pune, India, where we aim to co-create the India Workforce Index.
Agenda
DAY 1: November 27, 2025 |
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| TIME | PROGRAMME | MODERATOR AND SPEAKER (TBC) |
| 12:00 - 2:00 PM | Registration and lunch | |
| 2:00 - 3:30 PM |
Introduction
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Moderator: WIF |
| 3:30 - 4:00 PM | Tea/Coffee | |
| 4:00 - 5:30 PM |
Panel 1:
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Moderator: Leena Biju (Minimum Wages), Other possible panellists: Niti (SEWA), ILO, AAPTHI, Data for India |
| 5:30 onwards | Networking | |
| 6:30 onwards | Cultural programme and games (TBC) | WIF - Abhishek |
DAY 2: November 28, 2025 |
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| 8:00 - 9:00 AM | Breakfast | |
| 9:00 - 9:15 AM | Brief project overview and day 1 recap | WIF |
| 9:15 - 10:00 AM | Panel 2: The landscape of skill development in India |
Moderator: Sharvi |
| 10:00 - 11:00 AM |
Detailed project introduction
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Moderator: Leena |
| 11:00 - 11:30 AM | Tea/Coffee | |
| 11:30 AM - 12:30 PM |
Brainstorming Session in Groups |
Moderator per table |
| 12:30 - 1:30 PM | Closing | Dell, FLAME |
| 1:30 onwards | Lunch followed by departure | |
