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Chandigarh, May 1 (IANS) To mark the International Labour Day, the Punjab Assembly on Friday unanimously increased base rates of minimum wages for labourers by 15 per cent, the first such decision in 14 years. A resolution in this regard, moved by the Punjab Labour Minister Tarunpreet Singh Sond, was unanimously passed at the special session to mark ‘Kirti Divas’ (Labour Day).Moving the resolution, the Minister said the historic session had been convened after nearly 69 years on Friday to pay ho…