In a significant development, the Sindh Government’s decision to unilaterally increase the minimum wage from Rs17,500 to Rs25,000 has stirred discontent and alarm within the industrial sector, particularly in Karachi.
ISLAMABAD: The federal government on Friday presented budget 2021/2022 and announced increase in monthly minimum wage to Rs20,000 from Rs17,500. Finance Minister Shaukat Tarin while presenting the budget on floor of the house, announced to increase the minimum wage to Rs20,000 to reduce the burden on lower income group of rising prices. The minister also […]
KARACHI: Sindh government has fixed minimum wage for unskilled laborers at Rs17,500, a statement said on Wednesday. According to the notification issued by Zahid Hussain Khemtio, Chairman, Minimum Wages Board, the Sindh government has fixed minimum wages of Rs. 17,500 per month for unskilled workers and under the Sindh Minimum Wages Act 2015, all industrial […]