Big wage gap between contract, regular staff

[Informalisation and Labour Rights - Related News]

There is a wide gap between contract and regular workers in terms of wages in key industries across the country, according to a recent study by the Centre of Indian Trade Unions (CITU). "The study shows that in all the sectors, there is an increasing share of contract workers and they are paid wages that are often one third of their regular co-workers," according to a statement from the CITU.