2005年,印度通过“圣雄甘地国家农村就业保障法案”(以下简称农村就业法案)。这是一个就业和社会保障相结合的政策措施,旨在为农村工人提供收入来源、增加工资水平、提高女性参与率及创造耐用性资产。10多年来,这一法案每年为农村家庭提供就业岗位2000万—5500万个,惠及30%的农村家庭,对农村工资增长和减贫的作用远 In 2005, India passed the “Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act” (hereinafter referred to as the Rural Employment Act). It is a policy of combining employment and social security designed to provide rural workers with sources of income, increase wages, increase female participation and create durable assets. For more than 10 years, this bill has provided 20 million to 55 million jobs to rural families each year, benefiting 30% of rural households, far behind rural wage growth and poverty reduction.