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Congress on Wednesday targeted the Modi government over unemployment, citing data from the India Employment Report 2024 released on the previous day by the International Labour Organization (ILO) and the Institute for Human Development.. "ILO and IHD report conclusively says that the unemployment problem is grim in India..
But Modi government's chief economic advisor protects the dear leader, by saying 'government can't solve all social, economic problems such as unemployment'," said Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge...
"This report finds that the Modi government increased the percentage of low-paying informal-sector employment without social security, while formal employment decreased from 10.5% to 9.7% from 2019-22.".
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