RUSSIA CHINA 76 mn workforce 793 mn workforce 12% 32%
The JOB WORLD How India compares with the world in providing decent employment to its people
BRAZIL 106 mn
workforce
42%
SOUTH AFRICA 19 mn
workforce
32%
Per cent employment in the informal economy (in non-agriculture employment) Sources: Based on data from international labour Organisation, 2012 World Bank, 2011-14
INDIA 481 mn
workforce
85%
The highest priority are placed on the needs of the formal
sector such as attracting more foreign direct investment, raising stock market indices and manufacturing for exports. The actual needs of the workforce are reflected by the numbers working in the informal sector. Adapted from The Indian Express, 2013