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<p>In Jharkhand, minimum wage defined for unskilled labour currently is Rs 352.38 per day</p>
In Jharkhand, minimum wage defined for unskilled labour currently is Rs 352.38 per day

Ranchi: In a first among the states, Jharkhand government has initiated groundwork for defining minimum wages for gig workers working with different app-based companies. The state labour, employment, training and skill development department officials on Wednesday said that a minimum wages advisory board has been constituted comprising government officials, representatives from different trade unions, Federation of Jharkhand Chamber of Commerce and Industries (FJCCI) for recommending rules and regulations. The government has also provisioned scope for inclusion of representation of companies employing gig workers such as Zomato, Swiggy and the likes on the panel, said officials.A maiden meeting of the advisory board chaired by labour commissioner Sanjeev Kumar Besra took place on October 11 and the next round of consultations will take place after Durga Puja. Talking to TOI, joint labour commissioner-cum-director of minimum wages, Rajesh Prasad said, “Things are at a very nascent stage, but work on minimum wages for gig workers was one of the key agendas during our meeting on October 11. To our knowledge, no state in the country has so far come up with minimum wage rules for gig workers.”

In Jharkhand, minimum wage defined for unskilled labour currently is Rs 352.38 per day. If efforts for gig workers pass through, then they may also…


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