The National Wage Committee (CNS) will meet tomorrow, January 26, to start discussions on the wage increase for the non-sectorized private sector. The trade union centrals They have already made their proposal, which is around 35% increase. This would take one of the wages minimums of 21,000 pesos to 28,350 monthly.
“The National Confederations of Dominican workers (CNTD), Nacional de Unidad Sindical (CNUS) and the Autonomous Confederation of Clasista Unions (CASC) have maintained our firm positions, to improve the wages and the living conditions of workers in search of social justice”, expressed Gabriel Del Río Doñé, president of the CASC.
He said that discussions will start tomorrow because the salaries have been affected by imported inflation.
“It is an inflation that comes from outside, but that affects us directly. Next Thursday we are going to have a meeting to discuss in the CNS the improvement of general wages to continue with the wages specific areas such as free zones, hotels, construction, among others,” he said.
Del Río Doñé said that “everyone knows” that there are large Social problems and economic that affect the working class the countryside, the city, public employees and pensions.
“That is why we are suing, not only the wages of private workersbut we are also insisting on the improvement of the wages public, which is a responsibility of the State, likewise the miserable pensions that we have in our country”, he said.
Last week, businessmenthrough Pedro R. Rodríguez Velázquez, executive vice president of the Employers’ Confederation of the Dominican Republic (Copardom), requested a week to choose their representatives before the CNS.
international conference
The information about the meeting was offered by Gabriel Del Rio Donepresident of the Autonomous Classist Trade Union Confederation (CASC), at the time of announcing an international conference in favor of the working class haitian
“It is an important activity, where the workers worldwide, at the level of all the Americas, are giving support to the Haitian people and workers. We are going to hold this great international conference to show the workers of the world a solution to the Haitian people, to the haitian workersDel Rio said.
on your side, Raphael FreireSecretary General of the Union Confederation of Workers of the Americas, He said that the presence of the international delegation is a sign that the Haitian workers are not alone and, to find a way out of the situation in Haiti, the neighboring country must be a part.
“Haiti does not need weaponsHaiti needs books, it needs education, health, food, to build a country with a social policy that has decent jobs,” Freire said.
“If we had 10 percent of the international investment that was sent to Ukraine for the invasion of Russia, for the reconstruction of haitiwe had sufficient resources for the reconstruction of Haiti”, he added.
understands that the international community it is not giving it the necessary attention that Haiti deserves.
“Haiti should get more attention than international community of what is happening today. The way for the international community to help is: first, to create the conditions that the Haitian people can say which are the exits”, he expressed.
He indicated that for the union movement the support goes in the affirmation of the construction of democracy towards policies of education and public health, food and decent work for the Haitian people.
“The international community it is not doing enough so that these problems are solved in Haiti”, pointed out Freire.
international conference
Freire explained that the international conference It will be held at the border because Haiti does not have the security conditions to hold this event.
The activity will be carried out by the International Trade Union Confederation (CSI), its regional organization: the Trade Union Confederation of the Americas (CSA), together with its affiliated Dominican centrals -National Confederations of Dominican workers (CNTD), National Union Unity (CNUS) and Autonomous Class Union Union (CASC)-.
In addition, other union organizations from countries like:
- Canada
- Panama
- France
- Belgium
- Costa Rica
- Italy
- Brazil
- Sweden
- Spain
Through a document, they explained that Haiti is experiencing multiple crises for several years, but in recent months the situation has worsened with the increase in general insecurity, which has left the Haitian population at the mercy of the armed gangs that control a large part of the territory.
They indicated that today Haitians are subjected to daily kidnappings, rapes and murders, and gangs are imposing themselves as actors that control even the most basic services.
“Our colleagues and fellow workers and the union leadership in Haiti face the permanent risk of criminalization, threats from gangs and militias, which is why the solidarity of the international community is increasingly necessary in the face of the political, economic, and social crisis that this country is experiencing. ”, they declare in the document.
They indicated that the Haitian affiliates of the CSI and the CSA (the CTH and the CTSP) are part of a coalition of Haitian civil society, which tries to bring about changes with social justice.
They are aware that very little information circulates about Haiti in the media and try to call attention to the difficulties that the country and the working class.
The goal is to launch the Union Roadmap to overcome the crisis and gather international support in their fight towards a renewal of the Haitian trade union movement, for a new free, just and prosperous Haiti that respects labor standards.
