Dear Editor,
The report that job growth in India is slowing down should not surprise anyone as it is the expected fallout of the policies being pursued by successive governments since the 1990s in the name of globalisation, privatisation and liberalisation. Such policies and programmes have only increased the personal wealth of a privileged few who also wield great and disproportionate influence in politics. Growth will suffer a serious setback in the absence of a solid domestic market which is dependent on spending power as well as employment. Even with limited legal protection for organised labour, employers are still able to have their way.
Ram Saroop
Samba
