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India has 43.7 crore unorganized workers

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New Delhi, April 29 (IANS) The unorganized sector in India employs 43.7 crore people, Minister of State for Labour and Employment K. Suresh said Monday.

But he said in the Lok Sabha that there was no proposal to extend the benefits of Employees Provident Fund (EPF) to workers in the unorganized sector.

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First Published: Apr 29 2013 | 5:10 PM IST

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