Why are the wages for farm labourers in Palampur less than minimum wages?
The wages for farm labourers in Palampur are less than minimum wages for the following reasons:
(i)There is heavy competition for work among the farm labourers in Palampur. Due to less demand and more supply there is a great competition for work among the farm labourers. So they themselves agree to work at much lower wages than the wages fixed by the government.
(ii)Most of the farm labourers in Palampur are unskilled.
(iii)Supply of farm labourers is more than the demand.
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