The Federation of Nepalese Chamber of Commerce and Industry (FNCCI) has opposed the decision of the government to hike the minimum wage of workers.

Stating that the decision was made without prior consultations, the FNCCI has said that the industries are not in a position to provide the increased minimum wage.

The FNCCI has warned that it would not be able to implement the minimum wage, which it said, was fixed by the government ‘in a unilateral, and unscientific manner without considering the situation of industries.’

It has asked the government to reconsider the decision and initiate discussions with trade union and the federation to arrive at new decision.

The government had recently increased the minimum wage of workers from Rs 2100 monthly to Rs 4600 monthly. nepalnews.com sd Nov 01 08