Dr. Shashi Bala

Senior Fellow

M. Phil., Ph.D. (Economics)

https://vvgnli.gov.in/faculty/dr-shashi-bala

Dr. Shashi Bala, Senior Fellow, V.V. Giri National Labour Institute was awarded Ph. D from the Centre of Study for Diplomacy, International law and Economics/School of International Studies/Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi.  She is coordinating the activities of the Centre for Gender & Labour Studies and the Centre for Agrarian Relations, Rural and Behavioral Studies at the Institute. 

She has been trained on various themes like Gender Budgeting by Ministry of Women and Child Development, New Delhi; National Service Scheme (NSS) by University of Delhi; Gender Sensitivity & Prevention and Redressal of Sexual Harassment of Women at Workplace by Integrated Training & Policy Research; Mainstreaming Gender Equality: Concepts and Instruments; and Leadership for Employment Promotion in fragile settings by ILO/ITC Turin, Italy. She has participated in the training programs on Leadership for Employment Promotion in Fragile Settings organised by (ILO/ITC) held on 11.03.2019 to 15.3.2019 at New Delhi. Global E-coaching Forum: Effective Project Implementation in Emergency Situations 7 - 9 December 2020 (Online) by International Training Centre of the ILO (ITCILO). ILO's South Asian Regional Training Course on "Evidence-based Policy Making for Decent Work”, 22-26 November 2021 (Online). ILO's South Asian Regional Training Course on "Evidence-based Policy Making for Decent Work”, 10-13 April 2023 at New Delhi. She is the presiding officer and Founder Convener of Preventing Sexual Harassment Committee at the Institute.  Her research areas majorly focus on Labour Economics; Skill Development; Social Security; Gender Budgeting; Gender Issues; & Behavioral Skills.

Centre for Labour Market Studies

Centre for National Resource Centre on Child Labour

Centre for Gender and Labour Studies

Centre for Agrarian Relations, Rural and Behavioral Studies

She has been the Visiting Researcher 2008 at Korean Labour Institute, Seoul, South Korea, where she conducted a study on Gender Issues in the Korean Labour Market. In addition to her contribution towards the research activities, she also coordinates various training programmes.  As a trainer, she coordinates training programmes on various themes with specific focus on Gender and behavioral skills like:-

1. Labor codes from gender lens, Effective  Enforcement of Laws Pertaining to Women Employees for  Labour Enforcements Officers from Central and State Governments/UTs
2. Gender Responsive Budgeting for Centre and State Labour Enforcement Officials
3. Gender, Poverty and Employment for Policy makers, Government representatives, Representatives of Workers’ and  Employers’ organizations, Civil Society representatives
4. Empowering Rural Women Organisers for Rural Women labour leaders  sponsored by Central Trade Unions
5. Developing  Skill Development Strategies for Women Workers in the Informal Economy for Skill Development Institutions, NGOs and Trade Unions Representatives from Central Trade Union Organisations
6. Women Welfare Issues at Workplace for  Corporate Sector; Training of Trainers Programme on Gender and Social Security for Employers, Trade Union Activists, NGOs, Labour Enforcement Officers
7. Gender and Social Security for Corporate Sector
8. Training of Trainers Programme for Enhancing Capacity of the Officials Handling Sexual Harassment of Women at Workplace (Prevention, Prohibition and Redressal) Act, 2013
9. Gender Issues in Labour for Trade Union Leaders sponsored by Central Trade Unions and NGO’s Representing North-Eastern States
10. Training Programme on Quantitative & Qualitative Methods in Labour Research: A Gender Perspective for Research Scholars/academicians working on labour issues
11. Labour issues and policies in India with MGLI, Ahmedabad; Research Methodology Course on “Inclusion of Labour in Rural India” with Gandhigram Rural Institute, Tamil Nadu and Management Development Programme on Enhancing Productivity through Improving Work Culture and Gender Equity with Indian Institute of Management, Lucknow e.t.c..

She also coordinates International Training Programme on Gender Issues in the World of Work for officials from Government Departments, Institutions, Representatives from Employee/Employers’ organizations, Executives from Industrial and service sector/ NGOs etc. for foreign nationals sponsored by Ministry of External Affairs, Govt. of India.  In the past she co-coordinated the training programme on themes like:-

12. International Training Programme on Labour and Employment; Course on Research Methods in Labour Economics jointly with Dr. S.K. Sasikumar, Senior Faculty at the Institute &International
13. Training Programme on Enhancing Leadership Skills jointly with Dr. Poonam S. Chauhan, former Senior Faculty at the Institute. 

She also coordinates training on Behavioral Skills for Managing Work Effectively for RBI Personnel, Managing Time, Anger and Stress for Improving Work Efficiency, Managing Work Effectively: A Behavioral Approach, Improving Work Efficiency for Canara Bank Officials, National Fertilizers Ltd. Officials, Oil India Ltd. Officials, Online Capacity Building Programme on Labour Rights and Dispute Resolution (For officials above ASO Level of Ministry of Labour & Employment, O/o CLC, EPFO & ESIC); 

• Online Collaborative Training Program on Labour Codes for Agricultural Workers (MANAGE)
• Online collaborative capacity building programme on the migration of rural labours in India: a case of women migrants in Karnataka (Bangalore University)
• Online collaborative Training Programme On Enhancing Capacity in Preventing Sexual Harassment at the Workplace (Central University of Punjab, Punjab)
• Online Collaborative   Training Program on Capacity building on labour laws and Migration(MANAGE)
• Collaborative Online Training on Capacity Building on Industrial Relations and New Labour Codes(Sikkim University, Gangtok)
• Online Improving Organisational Culture for Maximising Productivity
• The Art of Living Training Programs for Building Competence for Personal Competence (For the Officers of the Ministry of Labour and Employment, Government of India)
• राजभाषा संवाद के अधिकारियों के पदौन्नतिपूर्व अनिवार्य प्रशिक्षण कार्यक्रम (ESIC+National Training Academy); Training Programme for the Promotion of Officers’ Superintendent to the post of Administrative Officers (DGMS)
• Gyan Poshan Panchayats: Awareness Programme on Different Schemes of MoL&E, GoIetc., She is an external member of various Internal Committees constituted for Preventing Sexual Harassment at Workplace by  BPCL, GAIL, EPFO,  Pandit Deendayal Upadhyaya National Academy of Social Security  etc.,

She has presented several papers in National and International Seminars/Workshops organized by International Training Centre, Turin;

• International Management Institute (IMI)
• International Labour Organization (ILO)
• Korea Labour Institute, Seoul, South Korea
• Ministry of Labour and Employment and ILO, in Collaboration with Korea University of Technology and Education
• Annual Conference of India Society of Labour Economics
• V.V. Giri National Labour Institute
• National Institute of Public Cooperation and Child Development (NIPCCD)
• Indian Institute of Public Administration (IIPA)
• Indian Institute of Technology (IIT), Roorkee, Ministry of Women and Child Development etc.,

She has a number of National and International research publications in reputed journals, books and research studies. She is a life member of Indian Society of Labour Economics & Indian Political Economy Association (IPEA).  She also coordinates rural camps and provides awareness on various labour codes to various stakeholders at village level.  She has been a member of Grant-in-Aid Committee on Women Labour, Ministry of Labour & Employment, Government of India.  She is also a member of the Task Force on Gender Equality in the World of Work, Ministry of Labour & Employment, Government of India.