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• Various labour unions meet Minister Gopal Rai on minimum wages

New Delhi: 11/08/2016

The Delhi Labour Minister, Mr Gopal Rai on Thursday met representatives of various labour and worker unions on the issue of minimum wages. Earlier in the day, the 13-member tripartite body of employee representatives and employers’ representatives and Government representatives/officers headed by Secretary-cum-Commissioner (Labour) had submitted its report to the Labour Minister.

The representatives of the various bodies who met Mr Gopal Rai included Shramik Vikas Sangathan, DTC Shramik Vikas Sangathan, Mandi Shramik Vikas Sangathan and contract employees in various factories, GTB Hospital, Rajiv Gandhi Cancer Hospital, Rohini, Hedgewar Hospital, IBHAS, LNJP Hospital, Delhi Metro, NDPL, BSES, DTC Cluster Bus and all Mandis in Delhi.

In their petition submitted to the Minister, the representatives sought a 30 – 40 per cent hike in the minimum wages. They submitted that the cost of living in Delhi is much higher than in other states and it is difficult to survive on the current wage rate.

Earlier in the week, representatives from various trade and business associations of Delhi had also met with Mr Gopal Rai and submitted their recommendations on the issue of minimum wages.

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