What is included in the definition of minimum wages -
Food, clothing and shelter
Food, clothing and shelter is correct.
A minimum wage is the lowest pay that an employer must legally give a worker. It is fixed so that a worker can at least meet the basic needs of life for himself and his family, and these basic needs are food, clothing and shelter.
In India minimum wages are set under laws such as the Minimum Wages Act, 1948. Employment, investment, marriage or cars are not part of the needs a minimum wage is meant to cover.
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