Women working manual labour at a roadside construction site in Kolaghat town, Purba Medinipur, West Bengal, India.
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Kolaghat, Purba Medinipur, West Bengal, IndiaMore information:
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The Workforce Participation Rate (proportion of labour force employed) at an all India level was 25.5 % for females and 53.3 % for males, according to India's Census in 2011. Meanwhile, according to ILO, as quoted on an op-ed published on The Hindu on 8th March 2022, approximately 95 percent of India's working women are informal workers and lacking of affordable service and maternity benefits.