He president Luis Abinader announced Monday that the government will present to the National Salary Committee A proposal of salary increase For the workers No sectorizedat least one 20 %.
During his usual MEETING OF MONDAYSTHE Weekly With the press, the president added that the proposal will be presented in the first meeting of that Tripartite entity
He National Salary Committee It is made up of the government, the business sector and the representatives of the workers.
He indicated that this year, according to the agreements, the Tripartite meeting It can be done until April 8, but considers that it must be decided in February.
The Head of State emphasized that the issue of salary increase He has always been on his agenda, indicating: “As economist And, in my first meeting with union leaders, despite reaching the government with the priorities focused on pandemic and economic difficulties, I told them to increase the real salary of the workers It is your task and our. “
Stressed that it refers to real salarybecause it understands that salary can be increased, but it does not fit the inflation“that increase vanishes.”
“If they observe the increases of the minimum wageboth in the sectorized as in the no sectorizedsometimes more in the sectorizedevery increase we have made has overcome the inflation and has significantly increased the real salary“He said Abinader.
What are the workers sectorized And those who are not?
The workers sectorized In the Dominican Republic they are those that belong to a specific sector and have a minimum wage special.
These workers work in companies tourism, restaurants, bars, free zones, sugar industry, constructionamong others.
On the other hand, the workers No sectorized They are those that work in most private sector companies.
Last increase to the sector no sectorized
The last time the government increased the minimum wage of private sector employees not sectorized It was in April last yearan adjustment approved at the beginning of March in the National Salary Committee. The increase was 19 %.
This increase was applied to two parts: 15 % as of April 1 and the remaining 4 % was completed in February of 2024.
