With the Madras High Court upholding the government’s rights to fix minimum wages for garment workers, the industry representatives are fuming that the government’s decision was not pragmatic and it will render the garment exporters in the State uncompetitive...“It is ridiculous to have different minimum wage structures. Tailoring work is the same whether it is knitted or woven garment...“Our garment exports should have been growing by 30 per cent, but has been growing at 2-3 per cent due to huge tariff disadvantage. On top of that, if you put very high wages, which is 20 per cent of the cost of garment making, it will have a significant impact.