Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh chief Mohan Bhagwat has said lack of dignity for labour was one of the main reasons behind unemployment in the country, and urged people to respect all kinds of work irrespective of their nature. Speaking at a public function here on Sunday, he also asked people to stop running after jobs and said no work can be labelled as big or small as it is done for the society.

"No matter what kind of work people do, it should be respected. Lack of dignity for labour is one of the chief reasons behind unemployment in the society. Whether the work requires physical labour or intellect, whether it requires hard work or soft skills - all should be respected," Mohan Bhagwat said. "Everyone runs behind jobs. Government jobs are only around 10 per cent, while other jobs are around 20 per cent. No society in the world can create more than 30 per cent jobs," he said, adding work that requires hand labour is still not respected. When one earns livelihood, one has a responsibility towards the society. When every work is being done for the society, then how can it be big or small or different from each other, the RSS chief asked. Everyone is equal in the eyes of God and no caste or sect exists before him. All these things were created by priests, which is wrong, Bhagwat said. Giving an example, he said a man engaged in washing cups and utensils set up a paan stall with a small corpus of funds.