Project:  Oxfam India is currently initiating a program to address the rights, entitlements, and dignity of informal sector workers in India. The program delves into the concerns of commodity supply chain workers engaged in tea and sugar production in the Indian state of Assam, with a focus on labor rights and gender concerns of migrant laborers and small holder farmers.

Student Responsibilities: Engage with Oxfam India’s private sector engagement, working with the program and advocacy team. Conduct research about the tea sector and sugar sector, entailing virtual interactions with stakeholders and presentation of learnings and assignments.

Basic understanding of economics, agrobusiness, global value chains, labor issues, and gender issues.