The minimum wage rate for unskilled workers is Rs.12,000 in the provinces of Punjab, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and federal areas; Rs. 11,000 in Sindh province while in the Balochistan province, the minimum wage is still Rs. 9,000 per month. Minimum wages for semi-skilled and skilled workers are determined by the Minimum Wage Boards constituted under the Minimum Wages Ordinance, 1961.