The second meeting of National Salary Committee (CNS) concluded this Monday without a concrete proposal of the business sector, whose representatives retired to continue with internal consultations within their organizations.
During the meeting, the president of the Patronal Confederation of the Dominican Republic (Copardom), Laura Peña Izquierdo, explained that the document delivered to CNS details the indicators that they consider relevant to Adjust salaries.
“We were making a presentation today, where we did A macroeconomic analysisWe did an analysis of what the situation is, how inflation has increased in the last two years in the economy, “said Peña Izquierdo.
Likewise, the businessmen presented an analysis of the labor productivity index and their evolution in the last decade. “We also address the issue of informality in The economy“He added.
- Peña Izquierdo said The final proposalwith a specific percentage of increase, it will be discussed next Monday.
Instead, The union sector Consider that the business offer is so low that they do not even dare to mention it openly.
“When you analyze even what they mean, they tell you about productivity, they tell you about accumulated inflationindirectly is that they are telling you that their proposal is approximately 8 %, indirectly, do not even dare to say it categorically, “said Rafael (Pepe) Abreu, president of the National Confederation of Trade Union Unit (CNUS).
He added that, out of respect, the representatives of The workers They did not retire from the meeting and allowed the businessmen to conclude their exhibition.
Jacobo Ramos, president of the National Confederation of Dominican Workers (CNTD), expressed his hope that next Monday will reach A specific decision.
“If the President of the Republic mentions a 20 % increaseIt is because he has the numbers and knows that it is viable, “said Ramos.
On the subject, the director of the National Salary Committee (CNS), Ángel Martín Mieses, described the presentation of the business sector as “very technical and well prepared”, and pointed out that it is now appropriate to analyze it in detail.
Mieses announced that the next meeting of the CNS It is scheduled for Monday, February 24 at 10:00 in the morning, with the aim of moving towards a definitive agreement.
