Covid hits economy: Labour participation falls, unemployment rises
Covid hits economy: Labour participation falls, unemployment rises
As restrictions become tighter across states to prevent rising Covid-19 cases, several key economic indicators like production, sales, labour participation and employment have fallen.
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UPDATED: April 27, 2021 17:53 IST
The second wave of the lockdown has put immense pressure on small businesses, leading to a rise in unemployment rate in April. (Photo: PTI)
The second wave of Covid-19 has already triggered a health crisis in the country and may soon derail all efforts undertaken to revive the economy.
As restrictions become tighter across states to prevent rising Covid-19 cases, several key economic indicators like production, sales, labour participation and employment have fallen.
April unemployment rate rises amid COVID-19 curbs: CMIE
Regarding the employment rate, the article stated that April could be the third consecutive month of deterioration in terms of the most important fast-frequency labour statistic.
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As of March 2021, there were 43.8 million people in India who were unemployed and were willing to work.
As India battles the second wave of coronavirus cases and states impose restrictions to curb the spread of infections, the unemployment rate inched up in April and is likely to close the month at a higher rate than March, as per think-tank Centre for Monitoring Indian Economy (CMIE).
By hiding the real number of Covid-19 cases and deaths, some Indian states are disempowering people
Three experts explain the consequences of data gaps for India’s pandemic response. On April 25, daily new Covid-19 cases rose to about 350,000 in India. | Narinder Nanu / AFP
Daily new Covid-19 cases in India rose to over
3,50,000 on April 25, a day which saw 2,808 deaths. These are just the numbers we know. The numbers we do not know could be a lot more. We do not know how many more cases there could potentially be because of no testing, or because test results are not revealed. More tricky is assessing the number of Covid-19 deaths.
States Which Are Hiding COVID Cases And Deaths Are Disempowering Their People indiaspend.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from indiaspend.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
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As each day marks a new grim COVID-19 milestone for India, many couture-level artisans are increasingly pessimistic about whether they can earn a basic livelihood, let alone focus on achieving fair working conditions, wages and contracts from their suppliers.
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For years, part of the problem in Mumbai was that high demand for specialized handiwork led suppliers, which struggled to keep up, to sometimes sideline labor standards and recruit unregulated subcontractors.
Saddam Sekh used to be a floor supervisor at a steamy Indian workshop in Mumbai that produced orders for an exporter working with some of the biggest names in luxury fashion, including Dior and Gucci. Day and night, he would watch as the karigars an Urdu term for the highly skilled artisans who specialize in handicrafts like embroidery, beading and appliqué stitched designer gowns destined for the Hollywood red carpet, or ornate samples for runway shows in Milan and Paris.