Colombian Trade Unions Seek 16% Rise to the Minimum

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The president of the Central Unitaria de Trabajadores (CUT), Fabio Arias, said that the unions are not going to move in the negotiation of the minimum wage. The statement comes after a clash of positions against next year’s figure: while the employers propose to increase 7,21%, the unions are betting on 16%. “If the employers are going to stay there and according to Cabal (president of Fenalco) that is already very generous, because we are not g…

El Economista

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The discussion about the increase in the minimum wage in Colombia continues and the parties have already announced how much they expect the increase to be for next year.The Minister of Labor, Antonio Sanguino, was the one who announced that the workers' centers ask for an increase of 16%, so that the minimum wage would become 1,650,680 Colombian pesos, plus $232,000 of transport aid.While the entrepreneurs seek an increase of 7,21%, so the minim…

Periodismo Público

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The proposal of the workers' centers would be the biggest increase in what goes from the Petro government and has already opened the minimum wage entrance 2026: that would be if the increase proposed by workers and employers was approved appeared first in Public Journalism.

Valora Analitik

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Photo: Valora Analitik The definition of the minimum wage in Colombia is very important to the extent that it is also the starting point for the variation of several of the prices of the national economy. Photo: Cusezar Hence that analysts insist on the need for the increase to be controlled to avoid affecting inflation next year. The Petro government, it is worth remembering, supports the proposal of the workers so that the increase of the mini…