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Jute mill owners are loath to provide living wages to workers amid reports of a looming indefinite strike beginning March 15.
Although the jute industry was very much in favour of providing living wages to workers engaged in mills until the middle of 2018, it now appears to have fobbed off the idea, citing steep costs of production.
Living wages ensure a basic standard of living for workers, catering to their key needs like health, hygiene and education. Till the middle of 2018, the average living wage was calculated at Rs 450 per day.
Industry data shows that the current average wage in
