We know that there are 3 types of workforce

  1. Self Employed
  2. Regular Salaried
  3. Casual Wage Labourers

Majority of workers in India are Self Employed

This is because majority of them are farmers who are working in their small farms or are small businessman

Share of Self employed is consistently declining from Independence (61%) till date (52%)

It is because people are moving away from agriculture into other sectors

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Casualisation of Workforce

It means

Share of Casual Wage labourers is increasing

People are moving from Self employed and Regular Salaried Employment to Casual Wage Work

Main reason is People moving away from agriculture and small businesses and coming to cities to work as labour

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Advantages of Casualisation

It increases income of people

There is more flexibility

 

Disadvantages of Casualisation

It makes people vulnerable to income fluctuations

(No income earned in case of lockdown)

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