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- Workers employed in government-run hostels have launched a letter campaign to demand the implementation of revised minimum wages.
- These workers claim that despite a statutory order taking effect in May, they continue to receive lower, outdated wages.
- The protesters are also calling for the provision of monthly wage slips and statutory benefits like Provident Fund and Employees’ State Insurance.
- Timely implementation of these wages is critical for workers to manage household expenses during a period of rising prices.
What to watch next
- Government response to the letter campaign
- Potential future protests if wage demands remain unmet
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Lakshmi Chinnaguntapalli
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“the statutory order revising the minimum wages had come into effect on May 22.”
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…implementation of the revised minimum wages. Speaking after the launch of the campaign, Lakshmi Chinnaguntapalli, a functionary of the Hubballi taluk unit of the Karnataka State Joint Hostel Workers’ Association, said the statutory order revising the minimum wages had come into effect on May 22. She alleged that workers were still being paid the earlier wages despite the revised rates and that the government had constituted a sub-committee to delay implementation of the revised wages. The existing wages were…
“the government had constituted a sub-committee to delay implementation of the revised wages.”
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…Joint Hostel Workers’ Association, said the statutory order revising the minimum wages had come into effect on May 22. She alleged that workers were still being paid the earlier wages despite the revised rates and that the government had constituted a sub-committee to delay implementation of the revised wages. The existing wages were inadequate to meet household expenses amid rising prices, she said, demanding that the revised minimum wages be implemented immediately and that wages be paid every month within the stipulated…
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Named India · Backward Classes Welfare department · Hubballi · Karnataka · Social Welfare Department · Akkamahadevi Badiger · Anasavva Badiger · Karnataka State Joint Hostel Workers’ Association · Lakshmi Chinnaguntapalli · Shantavva Anjategari
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