Govt raises minimum wage of workers to Rs20,000
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Punjab CM Usman Buzdar. PHOTO: EXPRESS
LAHORE:
On the eve of Labour Day, Punjab Chief Minister Sardar Usman Buzdar has announced to fix the minimum wage of workers at Rs20,000.
The chief minister said the welfare of the labourer and working-class was the top priority of the government and Punjab was the only province that has given the approval to fix the minimum wage at Rs20,000.
He expressed these views while presiding over a meeting in connection with providing relief to the labourers at the CM s office. The labour secretary briefed the meeting about the steps being taken for the welfare of the workers.
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Daily Times
May 2, 2021
Punjab Chief Minister Sardar Usman Buzdar has announced to increase the minimum monthly wages of workers from Rs17,500 to Rs20,000 on the occasion of the World Labour Day.
Presiding over a high-level meeting on Saturday, the chief minister said that the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) government has increased the minimum wage of workers by Rs5,000 in the last three years.
The chief minister said the marriage grant for workers has been increased from Rs100,000 to Rs200,000 and death grant from Rs500,000 rupees to Rs600,000.
He bashed that former rulers paid no attention to the welfare of workers and did not take any step in providing relief to this indigent class. He mentioned that former rulers added only Rs3,000 in the minimum wage of the labourers in their last five years tenure.
CM approves Rs 20,000 minimum wages for workers
Lahore
May 2, 2021
LAHORE: Chief Minister Usman Buzdar on Labour Day has given approval to fix minimum wages at Rs 20,000.
Chairing a meeting in connection with providing relief to the labourers at the CM’s Office here on Saturday, the chief minister said the welfare of the labourers and workers was the top priority of the government and Punjab was the only province that had given approval to fix the minimum wages at Rs 20,000.
He said the PTI government in the last three years had increased Rs 5000 in the minimum wages of workers and would continue to increase the minimum wages of workers in future as well.
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