Fortuitously, in parallel, my colleagues Amit Basole and Arjun Jayadev thought of the annual State of Working India (SWI) report. In the 1970-80s, when gross domestic product (GDP) growth was 3-4%, employment growth was around 2% per annum. Work is becoming more precarious in the organized manufacturing sector, with 30% workers on short-term contracts. But it also makes clear that we are nowhere near any kind of a comprehensive solution for the youth’s jobs problem. It will need ‘all hands on deck’ if we really want to create jobs that are just and sustainable for all in India.

Source: Mint September 26, 2018 17:03 UTC