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Document #1312032
IRB – Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada (Author)
The attached San Francisco Chronicle
article states that the average annual wage in Punjab is 24,000
rupees (approximately CDN $800) (9 Nov. 1992).
Sources consulted by the DIRB do not
provide information on the average wage for non-skilled workers or
shopkeepers, nor do they provide information on wages paid by Akali
Dal to its employees.
This Response was prepared after
researching publicly accessible information currently available to
the DIRB within time constraints. This Response is not, and does
not purport to be, conclusive as to the merit of any particular
claim to refugee status or asylum. Please find below the list of
sources consulted in researching this information request.
The San Francisco Chronicle. 9
November 1992. Final Edition. Cheryl Bentley. "Update: Battle for
Sikh State Rages out of Control in Punjab." (NEXIS)
The San Francisco Chronicle. 9
November 1992. Final Edition. Cheryl Bentley. "Update: Battle for
Sikh State Rages out of Control in Punjab." (NEXIS)
The Cambridge Encyclopedia of India,
Pakistan, Bangladesh, Sri Lanka. 1989.
Encyclopedia of India: Vol.
XVIII-Punjab. 1994.
World Economic and Social Survey
1994. 1994.
World Economic Survey 1991.
1991.
World Labour Report. 1993.
On-line search of news articles.
Oral sources.
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