Increase reflective of tightening of farm labour markets.
Sugar mills in Maharashtra have agreed to a 23 per cent wage increase for cane harvesting labourers during the 2010-11 crushing season (October-September).
Links:
[1] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/news/maharashtra-mills-pay-23-more-cane-harvesting
[2] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/newspaper/business-line-new-delhi
[3] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/sugar-industry
[4] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/sugarcane
[5] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/agriculture
[6] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/maharashtra
[7] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/agro-based-industry
[8] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/farmers
[9] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/tamil-nadu