May Day: Gadkari says boosting private investment must for job generation

Gadkari called for better amenities for unorganised workers, including better access to health, housing and education facilities

The government needs to encourage private sector investment in order to boost jobs in the economy, Union Road Transport and Highways Minister Nitin Gadkari said on Monday.

"Till entrepreneurs do not bring in capital investment, there will be no jobs. We need to encourage investments and also ensure that employers do not exploit the workers," Gadkari said, at an event to celebrate International Workers' Day here.

May Day, or the International Workers' Day, originated in 1884, when the Federation of Organised Trades and Labour Unions of the United States and Canada demanded an eight-hour workday.

In India, Labour Day was first celebrated on