Women Informal Workers: Falling Through the Cracks in the Pandemic Some necessary steps must be taken by the government like extending provisioning of free ration kits and implementing minimum wage from women informal workers. Photo: Reuters Women14/Feb/2021 In India, employment is overwhelmingly informal and according to the Periodic Labour Force Survey (2017-18), out of total 461 million employed persons, 415 million were involved in informal employment. Furthermore, informal employment is a greater source of employment for all women workers than men in India. Within the informal economy, ...