Uma Rani is Senior Economist at the Research Department of the International Labour Office (ILO) in Geneva and joined the organisation in 2008. Prior to joining the ILO, she held the position of Associate Professor at Gujarat Institute of Development Research, Ahmedabad, India and Visiting Fellow positions in numerous locations including Japan, India Switzerland, and France. Between 2017 and 2019, she was part of the ILO Technical Secretariat for the Commission on Future of Work. She is a board member of the Women in Informal Employment Globalising and Organising (WIEGO) network. She holds a Ph.D in Development Economics from University of Hyderabad, India and has published in Journals and edited volumes, and has co-authored books.