July 28: The Nepal Trade Union Congress (NTUC), a trade union closely associated with the Nepali Congress, is calling for the prompt determination of the minimum remuneration for workers through the Minimum Wages Fixation Board.

Issuing a press release, the NTUC General-Secretary Ajay Kumar Rai said that minimum wages of workers, which should be determined based on tripartite consensus in every years as per the Labour Act, 2074, has not been implemented yet.

The NTUC has demanded that the government promptly convene a meeting of the Board to determine the minimum wages. The trade union congress has expressed serious concerns since the wages shave not been revised even after the second week of the current fiscal year.

The NTUC has been advocating to fix minimum wage of Rs 25,000 for workers. The NTUC urged the government not to make any delays in fixing the minimum wages for workers.