Minimum wages: Garment, beedi and plantation among 19 employments yet to see revision
The Karnataka government has revised minimum wages for 65 scheduled employments, but 19 sectors, including garment and plantation workers, remain without updates. This revision affects over one crore employees, while the excluded sectors have more than 10 lakh workers. Employers are considering legal action against the notification, citing concerns over its impact on operations and investments.
- ▪The minimum wages for 83 scheduled employments range from ₹21,251 to ₹34,225 per month.
- ▪Nineteen employments, including garment and plantation sectors, have not seen wage revisions.
- ▪Employers are likely to challenge the final notification in court due to concerns over its legality.
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Even as the Karnataka government notified the final revised minimum wages for the scheduled employment on Friday, revision for 19 sectors – including those for garment, beedi and plantation workers – is yet to happen.The minimum wages for 65 scheduled employments, including four in hazardous ones, have now been revised and fixed. In addition, for the first time, 18 employments – including non-teaching staff in educational institutions, employees of e-commerce and courier companies, and office staff of religious and social institutions such as temples, mutts, churches, mosques, and gurdwara – have been brought under the minimum wage.Range of revisionThe final notification, which was available on Saturday, shows that the minimum wages for these 83 scheduled employments range from ₹21,251…
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