In days past, the Governmentthrough the Ministry of Labor led by Claudio Moroni, had convened the Salary Council for August 22 to establish the increases that will be determined for the basic salary for the remainder of the year.
However, the CGT (General Labor Confederation) and the UIA (Argentine Industrial Union) asked the Executive power to postpone the date. This, due to the fact that its president, Daniel Funes de Rioja, will not be there on the date scheduled by the Government initially.
Consequently, the Government today made the change of date official, through a resolution published in the Official Gazette, and with which it is confirmed that the meeting of the Council will be next August 22.
The Ministry of Labor explains “that the measure was adopted due to various proposals made in relation to the date set and in order to guarantee the participation of all the members of the aforementioned bodies.”
The meeting will take place virtually and will take place in two sessions, the first at 12:00 p.m. and the second at 1:30 p.m., with which it is expected that the meeting that brings together the State, businessmen and workers’ unions develop after these encounters.
It should be remembered that, at the last meeting of the Council, last March, an increase was set, until August, of 45%; In addition, it was agreed to carry out a new review in September, which is why the meeting is being held on August 22.
With the last increase, made since August 1, the minimum wage was $47,850; while the Unemployment Benefit reaches a minimum of $13,292 and a maximum of $22,153.
Salaries above inflation
The executive power set as one of its priorities that workers’ wages beat inflation, which is why they seek to reach agreements with businessmen in order to guarantee this measure.
Meanwhile, the INDEC (National Institute of Statistics and Census) announced yesterday that the Salary Index rose 4.8% in June, below the 5.1% rise registered by inflation that month, as a result of a 5.1% increase in the salaries of private workers, and 4.6% in the salaries of public employees.
