In the midst of inflation and the fluctuating dynamics of the dollar, dates have been established to evaluate the future increase in the minimum wage for the year 2023, as well as spaces for labor and pension reforms.
Colombia News.
Before the end of 2022, the dialogues between the government, companies, employers and workers will begin to finalize the increase in the minimum wage in 2023, the first meeting will be on November 30.
Currently, that salary received by some 4 million employees, it’s at 1 million.
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With the new government at the hands of Gustavo Petro, the road to define the negotiations begins, since it would have to be before the end of the year, when it is determined how much it will increase and how it will be, for example, the transportation aid, which is currently at $117,000
Currently, from the private sector, Fenalco, merchants have made a possible proposal to raise the minimum wage by 13% or 15%. Proposals that are currently in the pipeline.
Because as is often the case, there are other proposals that aim to increase between 10% and 20%, so that it can remain between $1,110,000 and $1,150,000.
According to the Central Unitaria de Trabajador, CUT, the salary will be discussed, but also “the labor problems that affect Colombian workers.”
Concertation Commission Bulletin @cutcolombia #1⃣
After the installation of the Coordination Commission for Labor and Wage Policies, the CUT highlights various aspects that will be dealt with.
Video Francisco Maltese (@maltescut1), CUT president. pic.twitter.com/09aqWtchL3
— Unitary Central of Workers (@cutcolombia) October 24, 2022
Agreement Calendar:
– November 30 and December 1: productivity subcommittee meeting.
– December 5th: the agreement table of the minimum wage of 2023 is installed.
– 6th of December: negotiating table session.
– December 9: presentation of offers for the increase in the minimum wage of 2023.
– December 12, 13, 14 and 15: days of discussion and agreement on the minimum wage for next year. (Although on December 12, 2021 the increase was already defined).
– December 15: first legal expiration for agreement of the minimum wage of 2023.
– Decembre 19th: presentation of the writ of qualifications of the parties.
– December 22th: meeting of the concertation commission for the study of exceptions.
– December 30: deadline issuance of the 2023 minimum wage decree.
The Ministry of Labor, headed by Gloria Inés Ramirez Ríos, indicates that it would be at the end of December when they could have the figure of what that increase would be for workers in the country.
#The last Created Subcommittees for Labor and Pension Reforms and approval of the calendar to agree on the minimum wage of 2023.
Learn about the agenda that the Government, unions and union organizations approved ?? https://t.co/Ui5IvliizT pic.twitter.com/KBBMjVvtcs
– MinWork (@MintrabajoCol) October 25, 2022
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