43% employees are in the unorganised sector: Govt
Labour Minister Bandaru Dattatreya has said that as many as 43% of the country's employees are in the unorganised sector and 4.7 crore of them were in the construction sector. He said efforts are on to enhance wages and provide benefits of PF and insurance to them. "The Ministry...is committed for the social security of the labour force," he added.
New Delhi, Jul 31 (PTI) As many as 43 per cent of the countrys employees are in the unorganised sector and efforts are on to provide them EPF, ESIC and other benefits, the Lok Sabha was informed today. Labour Minister Bandaru Dattatreya said there are around 43 per cent of the total employees in the country are in the unorganised sector and 4.7 crore of them were in the construction sector. He said steps have been taken to enhance the minimum wages of labourers and efforts are on to provide the benefits of Employees Provident Fund Organisation (EPFO) and Employees State Insurance Corporation (ESIC) to them. 