OCCUPATIONAL WAGE SURVEY SIXTH ROUND 2008
REPORT ON TEXTILE GARMENTS INDUSTRY
TABLE 3.7
TREND IN AVERAGE DAILY WAGE RATES AND REAL WAGE RATES OF WORKERS IN
TEXTILE GARMENTS INDUSTRY AT FIRST ROUND REFERENCE YEAR PRICE
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Sl. OWS Round Number/ Average Daily Wage Rates (Rs.) of Workers Real Percentage$
No. Reference year ------------------------------------------- Wage Change in
By Sexage Groups By System of Overall Rate ------------------
------------------------------ Wage payment (Rs.) Wage Real
Men Women Adole- Child. ------------- Rate at Wage
scents Time Piece Current Rate
Rated Rated Price
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1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12
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1 First Round(1958) - - - - - - 3.10 3.10 - -
2 Second Round(1963) 5.04 1.34 - - - - 4.58 3.40 47.74 9.68
3 Third Round(1976) 12.08 6.31 2.38 - 9.63 11.32 10.06 3.13 119.54 -8.71
4 Fourth Round(1987) 35.04 16.80 - - 21.57 42.53 25.37 3.25 152.31 3.87
5 Fifth Round(1994) 66.37 40.02 - - 49.08 85.15 51.95 3.49 104.75 7.74
6 Sixth Round(2007) 142.77 106.55 - - 119.16 226.91 121.31 3.73 133.54 7.74
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Note: Average daily wage rates up to fifth round correspond to mean of the average daily minimum and maximum wage rates.
$: Percentage increase has been measured with respect to that in the previous round.
*: Indicates non-availability of the wage data.