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India's skills gap debate is shifting from blaming youth to fixing the system. With 370 million young people, the focus is now on better education-to-employment pathways, employer involvement, and scalable training models to unlock India's workforce potential.

The report draws on field research conducted among stakeholders of PRADAN’s Youth Employment Program (EEMPOWER), including workers, families, community leaders, and officials.

JustJobs Network’s new research, supported by JPMorganChase, outlines pathways for sustainable youth employment in India.

Digital platforms are rapidly transforming work across Asia and the Pacific, offering flexible income opportunities while expanding service-led economic growth. However, the rise of gig and platform work also raises concerns about worker protections, income stability and the need for updated labour regulations.

The State of Finance in India- Report 2024–25 highlights the growing vulnerabilities of India’s gig and platform workers. In her chapter, Sabina Dewan examines how digital platforms are reshaping labour relations and protections, underscores critical policy gaps and calls for a more equitable framework for platform-based work.

Sabina Dewan, Founder & Executive Director, JustJobs Network, was featured in BW Businessworld's article, "Why Inclusive Skilling And AI Matter For India's Workforce Future", following her participation in the 7th Edition of the BW Emerging Businesses Summit & Awards.

JustJobs Network has been cited by Meghalaya Monitor, with the article noting that JJN's analysis converges with the ILO (International Labour Organization) and India's own gig-economy policy discussions on a key idea: social protection must become a universal floor linked to citizenship or residency, with contributions from workers, firms and the state, and with portability across jobs, sectors and states.

Drawing on JJN's research, IndiaSpend quotes Renjini Rajagopalan, Research Lead, Centre for Gender Analysis at JustJobs Network, on Karnataka’s fare-free public transport scheme, Shakti Yojane. In the article, she highlights the scheme's role in expanding women’s autonomy, while emphasising the need for improved service frequency and planning.

JJN's Isha Gupta provides crucial insights into why participation among young jobseekers remains low, highlighting the structural barriers that continue to hold India's youth back from accessing meaningful internship opportunities.

At Charcha 2025, JustJobs Network's Founder & Executive Director, Sabina Dewan, joined industry leaders in a high-impact conversation on what meaningful inclusion truly means — and how we can make work more equitable, dignified, and growth-oriented for women.