(a) whether the Government are contemplating to formulate a
National Wage Policy in order to make right to work as a
fundamental right;
(b) if so, the details thereof; and
(c) whether a uniform wage policy is likely to be formulated
for men and women?
MINISTER OF STATE FOR LABOUR AND EMPLOYMENT ( SHRI MUNI LALL )
(a) & (b): Formulation of a National Wage Policy has not been
contemplated on considerations of issues such as prices,
employment, productivity, social justice and capital formation as
well as structural features of the economy. In view of this,
there is no proposal to make`right to work` as fundamental right.
(c): The Minimum Wages Act, 1948 which provides for fixation,
revision and enforcement of minimum wages in the scheduled
employments, does not discriminate between male and female
workers.
The Government have also enacted a legislation namely
Equal Remuneration Act, 1976 which ensures equal wages to women
workers for the same work or work of similar nature. The Act
provides for fine/imprisonment for makeing discrimination between
men and women workers in violation of the statutory provisions of
the Act.