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27/08/2026

03/07/2026

JCTU Karnataka urges for the immediate implementation of the revision of minimum wages. Press coverage of the meet.

09/06/2026

Good article on the revision of Minimum Wages in Karnataka

30/05/2026

Good article on the minimum wages revision by Dr.Manjunath BR.

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27/05/2026

https://youtu.be/ZuNmGK8KnO4

1948 ರ ಕನಿಷ್ಟ ವೇತನ ಕಾಯ್ದೆಯ ಪರಿಕಲ್ಪನೆ, ಇತಿಹಾಸ ಮತ್ತು ಅನುಷ್ಠಾನದ ಕುರಿತು...

27/05/2026

ಇಂದು ಬೆಂಗಳೂರಿನ ಪ್ರೆಸ್ ಕ್ಲಬ್ ನಲ್ಲಿ ಜೆಸಿಟಿಯು ವತಿಯಿಂದ ಕನಿಷ್ಟ ವೇತನದ ಅಂತಿಮ ಅಧಿಸೂಚನೆ ಸ್ವಾಗತಿಸಿ ಪತ್ರಿಕಾಗೋಷ್ಠಿ ಆಯೋಜಿಸಲಾಗಿತ್ತು. ಪತ್ರಿಕಾಗೋಷ್ಠಿಯಲ್ಲಿ ಎಐಟಿಯುಸಿ ರಾಜ್ಯ ಅಧ್ಯಕ್ಷರಾದ ಕಾಂ. ಬಾಬು ಮ್ಯಾಥ್ಯು, ಸಿಐಟಿಯು ಅಧ್ಯಕ್ಷರಾದ ಮೀನಾಕ್ಷಿ ಸುಂದರಂ, ಎಐಯುಟಿಯುಸಿ ಉಪಾಧ್ಯಕ್ಷರಾದ ರಮಾ, ಎಐಸಿಸಿಟಿಯು ಕಾರ್ಯದರ್ಶಿ ಮೈತ್ರೇಯಿ ಕೃಷ್ಣನ್, ಟಿಯುಸಿಸಿ ಅಧ್ಯಕ್ಷರಾದ ಜಿ.ಆರ್. ಶಿವಶಂಕರ, ಹೆಚ್.ಎಂ.ಎಸ್ ಅಧ್ಯಕ್ಷರಾದ ನಾಗನಾಥ, ಹೆಚ್ ಎಂ ಕೆ ಪಿ ಅಧ್ಯಕ್ಷರಾದ ಕಾಳಪ್ಪ ಹಾಗೂ ಜೆಸಿಟಿಯು ಸಂಚಾಲಕರಾದ ಕೆ.ವಿ. ಭಟ್ ಇದ್ದರು.

23/05/2026

Minimum wages final notification dated 22.05.2026

23/05/2026

JCTU WELCOMES THE REVISION OF MINIMUM WAGES
“A rising tide will lift all boats”

The Joint Committee of Trade Unions (JCTU) – Karnataka comprising of eight central trade union organisations welcomes the final notification of the Karnataka Government revising the minimum wages on a scientific basis. The JCTU and its constituents have been consistently pressing the government for the long pending revision. In fact, a state wide agitation was planned for the revision of minimum wages on 27th May 2026. In light of the final notification, the state wide agitation has been called off.

We congratulate the Labour Minister and the Karnataka government on the bold decision. We must note that the revision of minimum wages atleast once in five years is statutory according to the Minimum Wages Act, 1948 and the Code on Wages, 2019. The mandate of five years has been breached in Karnataka, in fact the earlier revision was in the year 2016-17. The real wages of the workers have eroded due to the non-revision of wages. Therefore a retrospective implementation of Minimum wages from the year 2022 onwards is the need of the hour. Further there are several critical areas of the workforce which have been left out of the notification such as Garments, Beedi and Plantation workers. More than 10 lakh workers in this sector have not seen a wage revision and are struggling with high prices. We urge the State Government to take immediate measures to revise the wages for these workers as well.

The powerful employers lobby has indulged in fear mongering with wild claims of flight of capital and delayed the process of revision until now. These fears of flight of capital are nonsensical. In fact, the same claims were made during the earlier revision in 2016-17, when a similar revision of 70% was implemented. The reality is that since 2016-17 is that more investment has come to the state of Karnataka. The increase in minimum wages will provide a major boost to the economy of the state by increasing consumption expenditure which in turn will boost the aggregate demand. The increase in aggregate demand will create the need for increased supply of goods and services and ultimately lead to creation of jobs, thus generating a “virtous cycle” in the economy. A rising tide will lift all boats.

24/04/2026

A good article on the issues plaguing the domestic workers in Karnataka.