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Minimum wage in Pakistan. Find out the current minimum wage in Punjab and Sindh Province.
Wage rates in Ready Made Garment, Construction, Agriculture and many more Industries.
Minimum Wage in Pakistan for Unskilled Workers in 2016-2017
The Punjab Chief Minister, Mr. Shahbaz Sharif, announced on the May Day to raise the
minimum wage rate for unskilled workers from Rs. 13,000 to Rs. 14,000 per month with effect
from July 2016 . The Finance Minister while announcing the Federal Budget (2016-17) on 03
June 2016 has raised the minimum wage rate for unskilled workers from Rs. 13,000 to Rs.
14,000 per month with effect from July 2016. The Sindh Finance Minister while announcing the
Sindh Budget (2016-17) on 11 June 2016 has raised the minimum wage rate for unskilled
workers from Rs. 13,000 to Rs. 14,000 per month with effect from July 2016. The Khyber
Pakhtunkhwa Finance Minister (Mr. Muzaffar Said) while announcing the KPK Budget (201617) on 14 June 2016 has raised the minimum wage rate for unskilled workers from Rs. 13,000 to
Rs. 14,000 per month with effect from July 2016. The Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Finance Minister
while announcing the KPK Budget (2016-17) on 14 June 2016 has raised the minimum wage
rate for unskilled workers from Rs. 13,000 to Rs. 14,000 per month with effect from July
2016. The Balochistan Chief Minister (Nawab Sanaullah Khan Zehri) while announcing the
Budget (2016-17) on 19 June 2016 has raised the minimum wage rate for unskilled workers from
Rs. 13,000 to Rs. 14,000 per month with effect from July 2016.
More Information on Minimum Wage in Pakistan
Minimum Wage is the wage level (set by Government, either after consultation with the social
partners i.e. worker organizations and employer associations or unilaterally) below which it is
illegal for the employer to pay his/her employees.
Minimum Wage in Pakistan is set by the following two acts:

Pakistan Minimum Wages for Unskilled Workers Ordinance, 1969 (no longer in use after
the 18th Amendment)

The Minimum Wages Ordinance, 1961 (applicable in ICT, Sindh & Balochistan)

The Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Minimum Wages Act,

The minimum wage rate for unskilled & juvenile (14 years to 17 years) workers is Rs.13,000 per
month in the provinces of Punjab, Sindh, and Balochistan as well as the Islamabad Capital
Territory. These minimum wage rates are applicable from 01 July 2015. The daily minimum
wage for an 8 hour work day is Rs. 500 (and Rs.13,000 for 26 working days). Minimum wage
for unskilled & juvenile workers
(14 years to 18 years) is notified as Rs.12,000 per month in

Khyber Pakhtunkhwa with effect from 01 July 2014. The daily minimum wage in Khyber
Pakhtunkhwa is Rs.461.54 (and Rs.12,000 for 26 working days).The Khyber Pakhtunkhwa
Government had fixed a higher minimum wage in 2014 (Rs. 15,000 per month) however it was
fixed unilaterally by the Government without forming and consulting the Minimum Wage Board.
This notification was suspended in March 2015 by the Peshawar High Court.