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The International Institute of Migration and Development, in collaboration with the Department of Social Sciences, VIT, Vellore, invites researchers, policymakers, and practitioners from diverse fields such as demography, economics, medicine, public health, sociology, and social work to submit papers for the “Third Annual International Conference on Ageing and Labour.”

ABOUT THE CONFERENCE

India is undergoing through a rapid demographic transition. This transition as like in many developing countries has implications for ageing, demographic dividend, migration, skills, urbanisation and female participation in the labour force. In line with global ageing experience of many regions, the evidence of subnational level of ageing is clearly visible in the Indian context with diverse ageing transition experience in different states/regions therefore lessons from them are to be shared and discussed for a better policy and practice. The International Institute of Migration and Development’s (IIMAD) third annual conference on population ageing will provide a platform to explore the potential for a transdisciplinary approach to ageing and labour with an opportunity to exchange knowledge, collaborate and communicate policy solutions. The conference is open to researchers, policy makers and practitioners cutting across diverse backgrounds including demography, economics, medicine and nursing, public health, sociology and social work to communicate their findings and thoughts. Specifically, the conference will collate knowledge exchange from a variety of disciplines that primarily addresses the concern of all labour aspects of ageing including work, organization of work, work environment and security, retirement, economic security etc.

SUB-THEMES

Ageing and migration

Ageing and second demographic dividend

Political economy of ageing

Active and productive ageing

Rethinking working life expectancy

Ageism in labour market [labour market discrimination]

Ageing and economic security

Ageing and labour market -including access to employment, employment security etc.

GUIDELINES FOR SUBMISSION

The conference will consider papers submitted with a broad thematic area related to ageing and labour. It is expected that the presenters/authors will have a chance to get constructive feedback from experts in a collaborative direction for improving the research and practice. We welcome conference abstracts of 300-400 words along with author bio. Abstracts will be assessed based on their suitability, originality, and methodological rigour. Presenters are expected to submit their complete manuscripts before the conference.

Submit abstracts : https://forms.gle/ZruXmjVsgX3dJWZL9

Visit the conference website: https://vit.ac.in/aicpal/