The Supreme Court on Thursday refused to entertain a public interest litigation seeking a declaration that domestic workers have a fundamental right to be paid minimum wages, Bar and Bench reported. The plea, filed by domestic workers’ unions, sought to bring domestic workers under the minimum wages notification , Live Law reported. He submitted that domestic workers were deliberately excluded from the minimum wage framework despite the uniform nature of domestic work across states. He also drew comparisons with countries such as Singapore, where statutory safeguards, mandatory leave and service conditions applied to domestic workers. The court, however, said that a declaration recognising a fundamental right to minimum wages would amount to “lip service if not implemented”, Bar and Bench reported.