This extensive reference book deals with the subject of globalization and its impact on labor market institutions, process, and workers. This study is a survey of the aspirations of ordinary working people, both the organized and unorganized, the protected and unprotected, coming together to ensure a better future for everyone. Focusing on the vast challenges of India, this book is a useful tool in developing a wider understanding of how to deal with the globalization processes that characterizes the beginning of the 21st century. Discussing at length the impact of globalization on the informal economy, this reference covers the characteristics of the informal sector and the steps being taken by the central and state governments to improve the economic lot and social security of the informal sector workers.