Congress slams govt over ILO report

The Congress on Friday slammed the Centre over an International Labour Organisation (ILO) report pointing to wage inequality in India. Congress General Secretary and I/C Communications Jairam Ramesh said, “This is a direct consequence of the pakoda-nomics that the non-biological...

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New Delhi, Updated At : 03:36 AM Nov 30, 2024 IST

The Congress on Friday slammed the Centre over an International Labour Organisation (ILO) report pointing to wage inequality in India.

Congress General Secretary and I/C Communications Jairam Ramesh said, “This is a direct consequence of the pakoda-nomics that the non-biological PM has created. Pakodas for the masses, halwa for the chosen few!” The Global Wage Report puts out that the shares of low-paid wage workers and low-paid non-wage workers declined at an average annual rate of 6.3 and 12.7 per cent, respectively, between 2008 and 2018.