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Female garment worker numbers in decline: survey


Female garment worker numbers in decline: survey
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The percentage of female workers in the garment industry declined between 2015 and 2000, according to a survey. 
In 2020, 59.2 per cent of the 4.22 million workers were female while 40.8 per cent male.
In other words, there were some 24.98 lakh female workers while some 17.22 lakh male.
In 2015, some 65 per cent or 25.91 lakh of the 4 million workers were female while 1.41 million male.
The annual growth rate of female workers witnessed a slowdown of 0.7 per cent.
However, the rate was a positive 4 per cent for male workers. This also means the number of workers increased by only 1.07 per cent every year, said the survey. ....

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