Ways to Ensure Fair Value for Every Work
“Every job should get fair pay” is an ideal, but to achieve it we must define practical steps. Below are some stage-wise solutions:
✅ 1. Evaluation of Social Utility of Work
Study the usefulness of each work for society and the nation.
- Example – Farmer grows food → directly fulfills essential need (high value).
- Movie entertainment → supplementary to necessity (lower value).
👉 In this way, a social utility score of work can be defined.
✅ 2. Measuring Labor, Skill, and Risk
- How much physical and mental effort the work requires.
- Years of education/training needed for the work.
- Level of risk involved (e.g., construction worker vs. office job).
👉 Based on this, payment grade levels can be set.
✅ 3. Minimum Wage for Livelihood
Considering inflation and basic needs (food, shelter, clothing, education, healthcare), minimum wages should be fixed.
No work should be paid below this standard.
✅ 4. Cap on Maximum Earnings
When an artist/corporate earns millions while a farmer struggles for minimum wage – this inequality must be reduced:
- By imposing higher income tax and wealth tax.
- Surplus income should be collected by government and redistributed to low-income groups.
✅ 5. Establishment of Independent “Work Value Commission”
- Government should create a commission to ensure fair distribution of income.
- The commission should study every profession and declare fair benchmarks for pay.
- Similar to today’s “Minimum Wage Board,” a “Social Utility-Based Pay Board” can be developed.
✅ 6. Online/Digital Economy
- All earnings should directly go into bank accounts → enabling government to study incomes.
- Transparency → reduction in corruption.
- This helps in balancing inequality by analyzing who earns more and who earns less.
🔑 Key Takeaway
If wages are fixed based on “social utility + labor-skill + basic livelihood needs,” then fair and just income distribution will become a reality.
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