The minimum wage stagnant at $3.5 since May 2022 is a constant cry among retirees and worker unions. In fact, union organizations made a proposal a year ago to set a minimum starting wage at $200, which to date remains without answers.
The president of the Independent Social Alliance Workers’ Union (ASI Venezuela) and lawyer, Marcela León, said this Friday, October 18, in an interview with Success Circuitthat due to the growth of the economy, which has been shown by the national executive, it is possible to raise the minimum wage in the nation.
“The issue of salary is the center at the moment. In the dialogue forum we have presented different proposals, which unfortunately have not been heard, but we do believe that it is possible for what the Constitution says to happen, which is a living wage, which considers the food basket, the GDP and the growth indicator. economic,” said León.
The minimum wage stuck at $3.5 since May 2022 It is a constant cry among retirees and workers’ unions. In fact, union organizations made a proposal a year ago to set a minimum starting wage at $200, which to date remains without answers.
The president of the ASI Central commented that they understand “the crisis, the sanctions” and that they have discussed all the indicators. “That is why the proposals have been based on what the Government has been saying, the National Assembly has said that macroeconomic performance has improved this year, the president has expressed how the economy has recovered, we want there to be a benefit in a way progressive for workers.”
León said that the Government has subsidized the salary and that the correct thing is to start paying the War Bonus and the basketticket and convert them into salary so that they begin to have an impact progressively.
Likewise, he added that Today the Government talks to them about income, as does Fedecámaras. “But they don’t talk to us about the minimum wage and this is the one that affects all the concepts that workers receive. We reject the elimination of the concept of salary, which was a historical achievement,” he stated.
For his part, José Elías Torres, general secretary in charge of the Confederation of Venezuelan Workers (CTV), explained that several unions decided to propose a starting salary of $200, however, he commented that this proposal made a year ago has not been implemented. had a response. “The answer has been bonuses, the salary is still anchored at less than four dollars and that is the reason to continue pressing and fighting.”
Marcela León, member of the Administrative Council of the International Labor Organization (ILO), said that although the statistics are not clear, because the State does not publish them, when they review data on the economically active population In the public sector there are about three million workers, while in the private sector there are about two and a half million. of workers.
“There are no clear statistics because the State does not publish them, but we compile statistics based on the union organizations and what the companies declare. What increases the cost to the State is that there are more than 5,000,000 retirees and pensioners, because the State has retired many people,” he said.
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