This book discusses the employment scenario in India which existed from
the mid fifties till 2000.It draws a profile of the labour force in
urban India. It portrays how the change in workforce has affected the
labour market at large. It discusses the changing scenario of the
informal workforce from the 80s to 2000.A comparison has been drawn
between the formal and informal workers in terms of their socio economic
backgrounds. Further it goes on to show how the economic status of the
informal workers have changed over the decades and discusses the future
of the informal workers in terms of their increasing numbers and their
involvement in the different sectors of work.