Abstract
The Code on Wages, 2019 and the Draft Rules notified by the government are intended to universalize the coverage of minimum wages across India. This paper surveys the norms governing minimum wage fixation in India, and examines the continued exclusions and unequal treatment of different sections of workers under the new law. It focuses on the absence of norms in the fixation of piece-rated minimum wages in India and suggests criteria that could strengthen this overlooked normative area of piece-rated minimum wages.