He had recently told workers on a tour of industries in Ruaraka that they should expect wage increase. And this year, he has had to ward off pressure from industry that had been lobbying the Government to retain minimum wages at the current levels arguing hard economic times. A segment of the industry recently warned that an increase in minimum wage during this year’s Labour Day would lead to loss of jobs. “The fallacy is that increased minimum wage equals better quality of life for workers. Ikiara notes that different parties should engage in an objective manner when discussing minimum wage and by what proportions it should go up.

Source: Standard Digital May 02, 2017 05:26 UTC