The State government is considering the recommendations submitted by the committee formed to revise the minimum wages for hosiery sector units.
It is also studying the proposals submitted by another committee formed to implement minimum wages for knitting units.
According to a Labour Department official, the reports were submitted to the State government recently.
The official told The Hindu on Wednesday that the committees had representatives from the industry, trade unions and the government.
The government formed the committee for hosiery unit workers in 2013 and the report was submitted a couple of months ago. The minimum wages were fixed almost four decades ago and had not been revised after that.
Meanwhile, the government had fixed minimum wages for tailoring industry workers in the export garment category and these wages were revised in December 2014, after nearly 10 years.
According to the revised wages for those covered under the tailoring industry (export garment category), helpers who were now paid nearly Rs. 170 a day would get almost Rs. 100 more and for the tailors it would be about Rs. 20 more than the existing wages of Rs. 260 a day.
If the existing minimum wages are revised for hosiery workers, there would be more clarity on the wages to be paid for workers in different categories in the garment sector.
The official added that if the existing minimum wages are revised for hosiery workers, those in the knitting units are also covered under minimum wages, there would be more clarity on the wages to be paid for workers in different categories and segments in the garment sector.
Based on the recent revision in the tailoring industry, some of the textile industry associations have sought clarifications from the government on the revised wages and have also appealed to set right the anomalies.
Based on the recent revision in the tailoring industry, some of the textile industry associations have sought clarifications from the government on the revised wages
