A national conference to discuss minimum wages and other important labour issues will be held in New Delhi on July 20, Union Minister of State for Labour Bandaru Dattatreya said today.
Representatives of trade unions, industry and state labour departments would attend the meeting, Dattatreya told reporters here.
The demand of trade unions to fix minimum wages at Rs 15,000 per month would come up for discussion, the minister said, adding the social security of workers and implementation of labour laws would also be debated.
According to him, 989 employment exchanges across the country are being modernised and upgraded as National Career Counselling Centres.
