WTO Secretariat's report, page 4, para. 7 and table I.2
The paragraph states that agriculture continues to be the mainstay of the majority of the population, occupying some 52% of the total workforce (including non organized labour). In the table below data only for organised employment is provided.
Would it be possible to receive separate data for organised and unorganised labour?
Reply: An important characteristic of employment in India is the predominance of the unorganised sector. The size of the organised sector, characterised by higher earnings and job security is small. It accounted for less than 6% of the total employment in 2004 05. Over the years, organised sector employment has grown slowly than the growth in total employment, reflecting the faster growth of the unorganised sector. As a whole, about 96% of female employment is in the unorganised sector as against about 91% of males. In urban areas, the percentage of unorganised sector workers is close to 65 70%.
WTO Secretariat's report, page 6, para, 11
It is mentioned that no complete employment figures are available. The authorities have indicated that this is due to the relatively large segment of non organized (not formally employed) workers, and that only figures for organized employment are available.
Would it be possible to receive an estimate of a proportion of unorganised employment?
