Delhi High Court (File Photo) Delhi High Court (File Photo)THE MINIMUM wages notified by the Delhi government a few months ago are “too little” and “inadequate” for workers, given the economic condition in the national capital, the Delhi High Court observed on Friday. The court was hearing a group of traders, petrol dealers and restaurant owners, who had challenged the Delhi government’s notification of revised minimum wages. The Delhi government’s proposed hike — approved by Lieutenant Governor Anil Baijal on March 3 — fixed minimum wages for unskilled, semi-skilled and skilled labour at around Rs 13,350, Rs 14,698 and Rs 16,182 respectively from the previous Rs 9,724, Rs 10,764 and Rs 11,830. Trade unions in the capital have been complaining that workers demanding the increased wages are being laid off in industrial areas across Delhi. The bench told the employers to instead “take a more proactive role” and decide what should be the minimum wages if they were aggrieved by the wages fixed by the government, saying “charity begins at home”.

Source: Indian Express May 12, 2017 23:15 UTC