In the middle of the opposition from this industry to the proposed increase in the minimum wages, which is considered to be a friendly work at the time of price increase, it has launched consultations on minimum wage fixation in the State on Tuesday before the final announcement.
This April, the Ministry of Labor issued a draft notification of the determination of monthly minimum wages for 80 planned jobs in the state. The proposed monthly minimum wage ranges from 19,319.36 GBP for unskilled workers to a maximum of 34 225.42 GBP for highly qualified work.
There is inconclusive tripartite discussion on Tuesday, the State Council of Minimum wages will reappear on August 28 to consider the arguments submitted by industry and trade unions.
Although the Committee on the Union (JCTU), representing eight unions in Karnataka, welcomed the government’s decision to revise the minimum wages on the basis of the Supreme Court standards, in its memorandum to the Board of Directors took an exemption from the Ministry of 2023 as a basic year to calculate the minimum wage instead of 2025.
“In some planned jobs, there is disparity and discrimination of wages and an unskilled worker in the clothing industry is paid by 40% by 40% compared to an unskilled car sequence,” says the secret that is the secret that is M. Sitters It keeps that it is listed, it is stored, it is that it is, that it is in mystery. Pre -establishment in the revision of minimum wages with industries controlled by women such as Beedi work, cashew processing, agarbathi production, clothing and plantations.
“While the minimum wages in other industries range from 15,000 to 18,000 ₹ per month, wages in women dominated the industry between 9,000 and 13,000 ₹ per month.”
The State Secretary of the Center for Indian Trade Unions (feeling) Meenakshi Sundaram urged the ascending revision in the level of neutralization of variable expensive contributions from the current 4 Paise per day for the point increase in the Karnataka consumer price index to 8 Pais a day per point. “Even this does not help protect the real wages from erosion due to inflation trends.”
However, industry representatives stated that the proposed revision of minimum wages is too steep and very high compared to neighboring states and expressed fear of capital.
According to MG Balakrishny President, the hike is too steep at a time when the industry faced global competition and the minimum wages in Karnataka will be much higher than the prevailing minimum wage in neighboring countries. He also pointed out that the joint announcement for all planned jobs was not correct.
Karnataka Small Scale Industries Association (Kassia) S. Nagaraj said that inflation is not high and the steep hike was disproportionate. Businesses will be influenced because global contracts have already been signed and the hike could lead to a loss, he said, adding that the case of Raptakos Brett on the basis of the minimum wage could not be used.
Published – 29 July 2025 9:18
