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2022年6月21日

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Clean Clothes Campaign

Pakistan: Sindh Wage Board announces 40% minimum wage increase for unskilled workers in 'historic victory' for workers

"Historic victory on minimum wage win for workers in Pakistan's Sindh province", 21 June 2022

Workers in Pakistan’s Sindh province...have won a major victory in the form of a 40% increase to the minimum wage for unskilled workers, from 17,500 Pakistani Rupee (PKR) to 25,000 PKR (approximately 116 Euros) per month, which will take effect retroactively from 1st June. The Sindh Wage Board announced their decision on 9th June, allowing two weeks for objections to be made before the new wage becomes legally mandated...

The wage increase was first announced on 9th July 2021 by the Sindh provincial government, however the order was stalled due to objections from employers who lodged an appeal with the Supreme Court, expressing fears that they would not be able to cover the increased costs. As workers struggled to survive on poverty wages, facing high inflation and a steep rise in the cost of living, global clothing brands sourcing from the region were slow to act in defense of workers’ rights...

Alongside the Sindh Wage Board announcement, the Supreme Court ruled that all workers in Sindh should receive back pay to take their wages to 19,000 PKR for the period between 1st July 2021-31st May 2022. This follows from an earlier ruling by the Supreme Court in April 2021, which stated that workers should be paid 19,000 PKR per month while the appeals process was ongoing, however in reality many employers refused to pay the increase over this period.

“The fact that the Sindh Minimum Wage Board set a new minimum wage level of 25,000 PKR for unskilled workers starting June 1st, and previously the Supreme Court ordered that employers must pay workers 19,000 PKR for the period between July last year and May this year, is a real victory. Wages in Sindh have been far too low for decades. This process has once again proven how difficult it is to fight for a higher wage for the workers in our sector, not because of unwillingness from our government but because employers and buyers are unwilling to raise wages," said Zehra Kahn, General Secretary of the Home Based Workers Federation in Pakistan.

A 40% increase to the legal minimum wage is a rare step in garment producing countries, however it remains only half of what we estimate a living wage to be in Pakistan. Importantly, the wage increase covers both men and women, thereby helping to minimise the gender pay gap...

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