The Madras High Court ordered that the garment workers should receive a pay rise of up to 30 percent - the first minimum wage hike for 12 years - and that they could claim arrears going back to 2014. But workers' unions say these claims are probably the tip of the iceberg as they only represent cases filed by government labour inspectors. But workers say managers have defaulted or delayed on payments since the ruling, with some even introducing pay cuts. "The new norms are not distinguishing clearly between skilled and non-skilled workers," said S Shaktivel of the Tirupur Exporters' Association. He said some companies had launched an appeal against the order at the Madras High Court.

Source: bd News24 July 16, 2017 22:52 UTC