Informal sector Subject : Economy Context: ILO’s recent policy brief titled ‘Skills development and lifelong learning in India- challenges for trade unions’ expresses concern over high informal employment in India. Details: For workers aged 65 and older, the proportion in informal employment is in excess of 96 per cent, the highest among age […]

    Informal Sector Subject: Economy Section: Employment Context: 270 million informal sector workers join e-Shram portal. Concept: Informal Sector: ‘Informal economy’ represents enterprises that are not registered, where employers do not provide social security to employees. It is characterized as a range of economic units which are mainly owned and operated by individuals and […]