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Informal Employment Affects 40 Percent Of Indian Youth

RFI Monde Calcutta 14d Impact 5
Nearly 40 percent of young people in the region are engaged in informal part-time work, according to local reports. Residents noted that unemployment has been a persistent problem for 50 years due to a lack of industrialization. Large companies have reportedly left the Bengal region. Approximately 40 percent of young people in India are engaged in informal jobs, according to a report from Calcutta.

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RFI Monde

“Officiellement, le chômage à plafond à 3,6 %. En réalité, près de 40 % des jeunes ici suivent avec des petits boulots informels.”

RFI Monde

“40 % des jeunes ici suivent avec des petits boulots informels.”

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