NDA Govt announced on Tuesday Aug 30,2016 a hike in the minimum wage for unskilled non-farm
workers of the central government to Rs 350 a day from the current Rs
246, in an apparent attempt to mollify trade unions that have threatened
to go on a nation-wide strike on Friday Sep 02,2016
Finance Minister Arun Jaitley said it has been decided to fix the minimum wages at Rs 350 per day for unskilled non-agricultural workers for ‘C’ category areas keeping in view the modalities of fixing minimum wages.
The announcement comes at a time labour unions have called a hunger strike on Friday over their demands.
The Left and Congress-affiliated unions have planned the general strike to oppose the NDA government’s economic and labour policies, exempting hospitals, medical stores, milk distribution and other emergency services from the day-long strike.
The decision on wage hike was taken following deliberations at the meeting of the Minimum Wage Advisory Board under the chairmanship of the labour minister for revising the basic minimum wages in the central sphere
Finance Minister Arun Jaitley said it has been decided to fix the minimum wages at Rs 350 per day for unskilled non-agricultural workers for ‘C’ category areas keeping in view the modalities of fixing minimum wages.
The announcement comes at a time labour unions have called a hunger strike on Friday over their demands.
The Left and Congress-affiliated unions have planned the general strike to oppose the NDA government’s economic and labour policies, exempting hospitals, medical stores, milk distribution and other emergency services from the day-long strike.
The decision on wage hike was taken following deliberations at the meeting of the Minimum Wage Advisory Board under the chairmanship of the labour minister for revising the basic minimum wages in the central sphere
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