Projected as a step towards universal wage protection, the Karnataka’s draft Code on Wages Rules largely mirror the Centre’s framework, one that labour union members argued establishes low wages, weakens enforcement and leaves most workers outside its effective coverage.
The draft, they argued, reflects the limited scope States have to correct structural flaws embedded in a centrally-designed law and may end up depressing wages rather than protecting them.
Released on January 27, the draft Code on Wages (Karnataka) Rules lay down procedures for fixing and enforcing m
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