Stories from Calcutta · India

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.

India is experiencing underemployment, particularly in the West Bengal region. In a meeting near Calcutta, a 22-year-old individual noted that employment has become a political bargaining chip in Bengal. Local students are reportedly relying on aid programs and hoping for long-term allocations as the social model relies on clientelism. However, nearly 40% of young people in the Bengal region are engaged in informal small jobs. The lack of industrialization has led major companies to leave the Bengal area. Local residents report that unemployment has been a persistent issue for 50 years.