Paltry Prisoner Wages: India’s Dire Need to Recognise a Prisoner’s Right To Minimum Wages
The Odisha High Court, in December 2021, took a much-awaited step by directing the State Government to revise the wages being paid to prisoners for prison labour. Prisoners languish without pay or at best, pay that is substantially lower than the minimum wage required for bare existence. According to International Labour Organisation, ‘minimum wage’ is…