'Minimum wage must increase'
All Nepal Federation of Trade Unions (ANFTU) has asked the government to double the minimum wage of workers. It has submitted its demands to Ministry of Labour and Employment and urged it to increase the minimum wage to Rs 12,400 from the current Rs 6,200.
ANFTU has asked to double the minimum wage, said president of ANFTU Shalikram Jamkatel. “Salary hike is necessary for workers to fulfill their basic needs, so we proposed Rs 12,400 as monthly salary,” he said, adding daily wage also needs to be increased to Rs 650 per day. Currently, daily wage is at around Rs 231.
It also urged the government to start social security programmes for workers. “Government and employers must each contribute 20 per cent to the Social Security Fund now,” said Jamkatel. It also sought identity cards for workers who have been contributing one per cent of their salary to the fund.
Published on: 25 February 2013 | The Himalayan Times
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