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General:

Government of Sindh, declaration of Minimum Wages

Market survey of Food Prices and Calories Requirement

Carryout Survey of market to calculate the basic food requirement for an individual

Calculation based on Minimum Calorie requirements

Basic food requirement of an idividual working in a textile industry based on the unit of measurement ofenergy called calorie 9 Heat Unit. These calculations are based on this source protien.

Vegetation Balanced Diet (*)

Based on 2400 Calories (2100 Calories as per WHO)

Sr.# Food Material Market Price As on 22-09-2009

1 Cereals (Wheat) 0.5 15.3 15.3

2 Rice 0.05 3.4 3.4

3 Pulses & Bean 0.06 3.1 3.1

4 Fats & Oil 0.05 3.4 3.4

5 Vegetables 0.3 5 5

6 Meat (2 days a week) 0.05 5.8 5.8

Milk 0.2 6 6

Total 42

Basic Food Basket & Minimum Wages Calculation for , Karachi

Compensation of the workers is measured on the following basis.

House Hold Integrated Economics Survey 2005-2006 conducted by Federal Bureau of statistics govenrment of Pakistan

Quantity/Person (Kgs)

Price (Rs)

BASIC FOOD BASKET

The average family size consist of 6.8 persons (as per the survey of conducted on )

Family Size = 6.8 (Avg)

Daily Food Needs = Rs. 42Percent Income spent on food = 65%(House hold integrated economic survey conducted at on

Basic Need Wages based on SAI Formula

Basic Need Wages = 42 x 1/0.65 x 0.5 x 6.8 x 1.1

Basic Need Wages = 241.6615385 Rs/ day x 30

Basic Need Wages = 7249 Rupees Per Month

Basic Need Wages = Basic food basket x (1 / % of avg. house hold expenditure spent on food) x (0.5 x avg. house hold size) x 1.1]