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Unorganised Sector Workforce in India. Trends, patterns and social security coverage

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Sakthivel, S.; Joddar, P.
2007
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The study examines the growth and structure of formal and informal sector workforce by one-digit industry across major Indian states. Estimates suggest that in the non-farm sectors, as we move up the ladder of income, the share of informal sector gradually declines. However, as far as the agricultural sector is concerned, irrespective of economic class, the share of the unorganised segment of the workforce remains flat. Further analysis reveals that the coverage of social security schemes has been largely against economically and socially vulnerable sections.

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