EMPLOYMENT LEVEL COLLAPSED TO A NEW LOW
NEW DELHI: The National Family Health Survey (NFHS) has revealed that the number of women employees has been declined dramatically with a decline in employment levels in the past ten years in India.
Though women are employed in high numbers in some professional, technical, administrative and managerial positions than men, the overall decline in employment levels of women has been consistent with the survey.
The rate of women's employment which was 36% in the year 2005-06, has been reduced to 24% in 2015-16.The male workforce also saw a decrease of 10 percent over a decade. Interestingly, around 70% of women and 19% of men have felt that they did not find a job in the 12 months before the survey.
However, employment is rising in agricultural and manufacturing fields. About 48% of women and 32% of men have been employed in the agriculture field, whereas 21% of men and 32% of women have got a job in the manufacturing sector. In professional, technical, administrative and managerial careers and 10 and 8 percent of men and women respectively are employed.
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Gunmen attack building housing Israeli Consulate in Istanbul
Istanbul (AP): A gunfight erupted outside a building housing the Israeli Consulate in Istanbul on Tuesday, leaving two assailants dead and a police officer wounded, Turkiye's Haberturk broadcaster reported.
The report said attackers were carrying long-barreled weapons. An exchange of fire with police killed two, while a third assailant was captured. One officer sustained injuries during the clash.
The area surrounding the building was quickly sealed off.
