The sector employs over 700,000 people, two-thirds of them women from weaker social sections The grooming sector, which employs around 700,000 skilled professionals, mostly women from the weaker sections of society, aims to bounce back by re-skilling workers and ensuring social distancing norms, as India starts opening up.
Two out of three employees in the sector are women or migrant workers, according to industry estimates. These people have been the most adversely impacted by the extended lockdown imposed to contain the spread of coronavirus.
States have gradually started allowing the sector to resume operations as restrictions have been eased. “The beauty and wellness sector has been a large employer in India and most of the workers
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