Informal Sector

Coronavirus Outbreak: Over 1.25 bn jobs at stake; Asia-Pacific region to see greatest loss in work hours, says ILO

Over 1.25 billion workers are seeing their livelihoods threatened by the COVID-19 pandemic, the United Nations said on Tuesday, warning it was the "worst global crisis" since World War II.

Spain overtakes China's coronavirus death toll, major relief packages in the works as India remains under lockdown

At last count, there were over 4,71,400 global cases and around 21,300 deaths.

Indian women’s unpaid work amounts to 43 times Apple’s turnover; females hardest hit by rising economic inequality: Report

The paid work women do bring them less earnings as compared to men due to the existing wage gap and therefore households that rely primarily on female earners tend to be poorer.

CMIE data shows 11 mn jobs lost in 2018: Labour reforms need of the hour, but no political party is serious about it

According to a report by the Centre for Monitoring Indian Economy (CMIE), job losses, and the number of unemployed people in the country have been steadily rising

Arvind Subramanian's comment on demonetisation: Why do economists keep mum on critical issues till they retire?

There was hardly any instance, Subramanian criticised the demonetisation in such strong language at any point of time when he was the CEA.

Financial challenges, social barriers make breastfeeding tough for women engaged in India’s informal economy

When bringing a child to work is not an option, mothers have to make alternative arrangements to balance work and care.

Manmohan Singh says demonetisation and GST 'broke the back of businesses', 'cost the nation hugely'

Manmohan Singh said it was early to conclude that economic slowdown reversed as 6.3 percent growth rate did not take into account small and medium sectors

Narendra Modi govt is overdoing its war on black money; it’s high time focus shifts to jobs creation

Regardless of how the government couches the dismal jobs scenario, black money crackdowns haven’t helped

GST launch: New tax regime isn’t perfect; but by disowning it, Congress is forgetting fair rules of the game

GST in the current format isn’t an ideal one, but it is good enough to begin with even with the imperfections

GST from 1 July: For small traders and unorganised players, the shift remains a challenge

Informal or unorganised sector accounts for nearly 50 percent of India’s gross domestic product and is responsible for more than 80 percent of total job creation in the country