Wages is oxygen to the worker. In the Holy Books, they are sacred. Leviticus 19:13 says: “… The wages of a hired servant shall not abide with thee all night until the morning”. 1 Timothy 5:18 admonishes that: “The laborer is worthy of his wages”. Deuteronomy 24:15 specifies a periodicity for wage payment: “You shall give him his wages on …