ABSTRACT
So far, the discussion of employment and HR practices in this book has focused mainly on those who work in the formal sector and in mainstream employment, although the situations of various disadvantaged groups, such as rural migrant workers and laid-off female workers, have also been discussed to some degree. This chapter takes this discussion further by looking at one of the most important employment aspects – the minimum wage – for workers who may be in a disadvantageous position and at the periphery of the labour market. However, the chapter not only focuses on the minimum wage per se. Rather, by investigating a range of issues concerning the formation, implementation and enforcement of a minimum wage, it reveals a wider picture of inequality and discrimination in employment and organizational policies and of labour segregation along the lines of the urban/rural divide.
