New Legislation Governing Minimum Wages For Indian Workers

India is the second most populated country in the world, with a huge working-class consisting of national and international workers. This implies that fairness for these workers must be made paramount by the government, as they contribute to the economic growth of the country. Wages relating to minimum wage in India can be traced back to the early ’90s with Minimum Wages Act 1948 as a starting point. The 1948 Act laid out minimum wage for both skilled and unskilled labors. The minimum wage set was to be ‘fair’ enough to enable the standard of living of an individual with dignity. This Act, which gave both the State and Central Government power to amend laws regionally in accordance with the circumstances, has been remedied plenty of times in different states. As a result, there is no unified minimum wage nationally. However, research shows that 42% of the working-class receives lesser than the fixed minimum wage in India.