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Living Wage

Legal definition for Indian law research

Definition

Living wage, the living wage should enable the male earner to provide for himself and his family not merely the bare essentials of food, clothing and shelter but a measure of frugal comfort including education for the children, protection against ill-health, requirements of essential social needs, and a measure of insurance against the more important misfortunes including old age, Express Newspaper (P) Ltd. v. Union of India, AIR 1958 SC 578 (601): 1959 SCR 12.

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