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Informal Employment In India Remains Close To 90 Per Cent Since 2014 | Gyan Pathak

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by Dr. Gyan Pathak

Informal employment in the total employment in India remains almost stagnant at around 90 per cent since 2014, according to a latest ILO report. It was worse in 2024 than the global average of 58 per cent, Asia Pacific average of 66 per cent, and worse than neighbouring countries like Pakistan, Bangladesh, and Sri Lanka.

The ILO report titled