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LATEST NEWS UPDATES | With no contracts, casual workers may be worst hit -Abhishek Jha

With no contracts, casual workers may be worst hit -Abhishek Jha

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published Published on Mar 19, 2020   modified Modified on Mar 23, 2020

-Hindustan Times

According to data from the Periodic Labour Force Survey (PLFS) conducted in 2017-18, workers engaged in so-called casual work – their wages were based on daily or periodic renewal of a work contract – form a quarter of the total workforce.

The Uttar Pradesh and Maharashtra governments on Tuesday took steps to protect the livelihoods of daily wage earners. While the Maharashtra government has urged employers to pay daily wagers if they are not able to work from home, the Uttar Pradesh government is looking to make cash transfers to such workers.

How large is the number of such workers who have no safety net? According to data from the Periodic Labour Force Survey (PLFS) conducted in 2017-18, workers engaged in so-called casual work – their wages were based on daily or periodic renewal of a work contract – form a quarter of the total workforce. The survey estimated their number to be around 93 million.

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Hindustan Times, 19 March, 2020, https://www.hindustantimes.com/india-news/with-no-contracts-casual-workers-may-be-worst-hit/story-cWNKLwYw6JnnrBkjhG9FWK.html


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