Our surveys show 60 per cent workers have left Delhi since note ban, says govt

[Informalisation and Labour Rights - Related News]

The Delhi government's estimates, through formal and informal surveys of labour chowks and construction sites across the capital, show that 60 per cent workers have left Delhi for their home states after demonetisation was declared on November 8. A survey conducted by the Delhi government's labour department on November 24 and 25 showed that 30-35 per cent workers had deserted labour chowks, mandis and construction sites because of shrinking work prospects and no pay. An informal survey conducted in the latter half of this month showed the figures had gone up to 60 per cent.