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Basic Food Basket & Minimum Wages Calculation for

, Karachi

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General:
Compensation of the workers is measured on the following basis. Government of Sindh, declaration of Minimum Wages Market survey of Food Prices and Calories Requirement House Hold Integrated Economics Survey 2005-2006 conducted by Federal Bureau of statistics govenrment of Pakistan 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 of energy 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.#
1 2 3 4 5 6

Food Material
Cereals (Wheat) Rice Pulses & Bean Fats & Oil Vegetables Meat (2 days a week) Milk Total

Quantity/Person (Kgs)
0.5 0.05 0.06 0.05 0.3 0.05 0.2

Price (Rs)
15.3 3.4 3.1 3.4 5 5.8 6

Market Price As on 22-09-2009


15.3 3.4 3.1 3.4 5 5.8 6 42

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

on

Basic Need Wages based on SAI Formula

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]

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

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22-09-2009

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