Minimum wage

Published August 22, 2015

LAHORE: The Punjab government has fixed Rs13,000 as the minimum monthly wage for industrial labourers and workers.

A handout quoted a notification issued by the Minimum Wages Board of Punjab secretary, according to which the board has increased wages of all unskilled workers working in industries to Rs13,000, while those of skilled and semi-skilled labourers of 102 registered industries in Punjab has been increased by 8.33pc, which will be enforced from July 1.

Published in Dawn, August 22nd, 2015

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