Social Entrepreneur Gayathri Vasudevan Wins Entrepreneur of the Year

Gayathri Vasudevan, CEO of LabourNet services is recognised for her dedicated work in
the field of vocational education and skill development
Bangalore, India, July 31, 2015: Ms. Gayathri Vasudevan, Co-Founder and CEO of LabourNet
Services is awarded as Entrepreneur of the Year in Service Business Trainings at the 5th
Annual Convention for Entrepreneur and Start-up organised by Franchise India in association with USbased Entrepreneur World Magazine. Franchise India presents the country's most prestigious awards
in the Entrepreneur arena. The awards aim to recognize and felicitate Achievers, Innovators and
Suppliers, who have contributed significantly towards the development of Entrepreneurship in India.
Ms. Vasudevan has been passionately working towards making vocational education available to the
youth, irrespective of their economic and social background and this award comes as acknowledgment
for her dedicated service in this field. Gayathri Vasudevan on receiving this award is appreciative and
states, I am thankful to Franchise India for honouring me and my team with this award. I am extremely
delighted as it is a reward for the cohesive efforts of Team LabourNet. We aim to focus on our vision of
Empowerment, Real income & Productivity Increase through Research & Development
and providing Education, Training and Decent work Services.
Ms. Gayathri is instrumental in structuring LabourNet Services into a leading social enterprise, by
anchoring on values of growth, transparency, social protection and inclusion. LabourNet has won
numerous awards in the last few years for its model and contribution to society. Ms. Vasudevan has
been extensively involved in policy issues & community mobilizations relating to Livelihoods, Social
Security and the Informal Economy. She holds a Doctorate in development studies and more than 17
years of experience in both national and international organizations. Before joining LabourNet, she held
senior positions at International Labour Organization and other multilateral organizations for eight years
such as UNICEF, UNDP, UNESCO, NORAD etc.
About LabourNet:
LabourNet Services is a social enterprise working towards making the informal workforce of India Skill
Ready in association with the government and with the co-operation of Corporates in nearly 40 skill
segments. It began largely as an effort to provide a one-stop platform for unorganized sector workers to
obtain services which are currently available and accessible by formal sector workers.
Today, LabourNet, today, has revamped itself into a Social Enterprise to make it more sustainable and

provides required benefits for workers in the informal sector through a holistic platform. Its sustainable
model is an end-to-end solution through a built-in 4E Empowerment by blending Education,
Employability and Employment. With more than 100 livelihood centres and 90+ onsite centres,
LabourNet has impacted the lives of more than a lakh workers in India and aims to reach to a million in
the next 5 years. It is structured and in synchronization with the National Skill Qualification Framework
(NSQF) and the mandate set up by the National Skill Development Corporation (NSDC). LabourNets
solution won Sankalp Award for highly scalable social models, Best Upcoming Partner by NSDC for
2012-13, Best Practice Recognition for Assessment Tools 2013 by NSDC. For more details on
LabourNet, please visit, www.labournet.in

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