MLC Kavitha demands roll back of Minimum wage notification

While interacting with the members of Immigrants Association in Hyderabad on Wednesday, she said about 90 lakh migrants from across the country were currently working in the Gulf countries.

Hyderabad: Member of Legislative Council K Kavitha urged the Centre to rescind what she termed as “regressive order” that reduces the minimum wages for Indian labour in Gulf countries by 40 per cent.

While interacting with the members of Immigrants Association in Hyderabad on Wednesday, she said about 90 lakh migrants from across the country were currently working in the Gulf countries. Among these a majority belonged to states of Telangana, Bihar, UP and Kerala. She said the support of MEA was very limited for the immigrants, who already work in harsh conditions, even in comparison to smaller countries like Philippines. She said the current move would give the respective countries a reason to further reduce the existing wages of the migrants.

Lashing out at the BJP for the notification and she maintained that country already lagged behind in terms of strong immigrants policy and the existing notification that reduces the compensation by 40% has only added to the troubles of immigrants.

The notification, she feared, would lead to the possibility of massive job loss, loss of capital inducing compulsion of employment at forced minimum wages.

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