Meghalaya Government announces revised minimum wages for various sectors
The Meghalaya Government has notified the revision of minimum wage rates for unskilled, semi-skilled, skilled, and highly skilled labourers, effective from 1st October this year.
The revised minimum wages are as follows: the unskilled labourer is Rs 419 (Rs 300 + Rs 119), the semi-skilled labourer is Rs 474 (Rs 340 + Rs 134), the skilled labourer is Rs 530 (Rs 380 + Rs 150), and the highly skilled labourer is Rs 586 (Rs 420 + Rs 166).
The existing work schedule of 8 hours per day and 48 hours per week will continue until further orders. The minimum wage rates include compensation for the weekly day of rest. Overtime work will be paid at double the ordinary rate of wages. These revised rates will come into force from 01.10.2024 and will be revised every 6 months based on the Consumer Price Index (CPI)-linked Variable Dearness Allowance (VDA).
The revised minimum wages apply to sectors such as agriculture, construction and maintenance of buildings (including public health engineering), stone crushing and breaking, power generation and distribution, water supply, land development, sericulture and weaving, fruit preservation, soil conservation, animal husbandry and veterinary services, forestry, local authorities, public motor transport, sawmills, plywood industry, motor workshops, furniture industry, bakery shops, printing presses, sales and distribution of petroleum products, steel fabrication, concrete products (including brick making), tailoring, wax and candle industries, hotels and restaurants, mining, safai karamcharis in registered factories, employment under government authorities (casual/contingency employees), domestic workers, and security guards.
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the teachers are fighting hard to get their salary raised…. now, while they spend their time in school, they need the help of those we may term unskilled at home…. if they have to pay them 15000 per month, how are they going to run their families with the 5000 balance that they have….?
who the hell are you to say that the unskilled should be paid less as compared to the teacher….should only the teacher enjoy all the money not the unskilled? or only the teacher and government servants who did nothing except going to office and squandered all the public money are human being not the unskilled?all are equal and should be paid equal. My mother cannot be called unskilled even if she does not become a teacher and raise a son like me to become a teacher….my mother should be paid 10 times more than me.
and how come the unskilled as you may call them run their family with 15000 if they already helped you….don’t you feel their difficult situation or you considered yourself human being and others they are not….all should be paid equal.
Private school teachers were paid so much less than the unskilled workers . What the government has to say! Can they (govt) enforced their orders? how? Private individuals shouldn’t run Institution if they cannot pay the minimum wages. They extract huge fees but exploited their employees by paying less and pressuring them to work more. such practice is seen in every sector of employment. The Government must do something to address grievances of work force.