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Creating 120 million jobs by 2020 will be difficult: TeamLease report

The staffing firm cited a cash crunch caused by demonetisation, which affected many small manufacturing units, as a crucial factor behind job losses in the informal economy.

Published on: Jul 5, 2017, 14:56:00 IST
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Staffing firm TeamLease Services Ltd has urged the government to “immediately overhaul the most regressive labour laws in India” to generate more jobs.

People fill out forms at a job fair. (AP File Photo)
People fill out forms at a job fair. (AP File Photo)

In a report titled TeamLease Labour Laws Eco-system Report 2017, released on Tuesday, the firm said the goal of creating 120 million jobs in 24 sectors during 2015 -2020 will be hard to meet.

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