Catalan employers Introduction of Treball He called on employers to improve their employees’ working conditions and increase their wages. Organization headed by Josep Sánchez Llibre this Wednesday ’21. He presented a manifesto entitled ‘Good jobs, democracy, growth and prosperity in the 21st century’, in which he stated:decent jobas “the legitimator of good capitalism and the indispensable support of parliamentary democracy”.
Currently 16.5% of workers risk of social exclusion Even though they receive a salary at the end of the month, according to the latest data from the INE living conditions survey.
work center or ‘think tank’ de Foment put on his most social face this Monday, calling for rebellion against the “considerable discontent with work in the Western world.” It’s not for nothing, four out of every 10 working people become depressed because of their job. This discomfort noticed by employers is based, among other things, on the fact that the purchasing power of Catalans has remained stable for two decades and the productivity of workers has increased by 12%.
Looking more at the short term, the recent price crisis appears to have caused one of the biggest hits to workers’ pockets in recent years. Especially, 2022 Wage earners experienced the biggest loss of purchasing power since 1985. This situation improved last year. 2023 Data from renewed collective agreements indicate that workers will begin to regain some of their lost purchasing power.
But this recovery is not yet complete, and the wages of one in four workers in Catalonia have been frozen for at least a year. Pending wages due to blocked collective agreements, some of which were negotiated by companies or employers affiliated with Foment del Treball, such as the agricultural agreement. Catalan Agricultural Institute of Sant IsidreAmong other things, he disagrees with unions about updating pay tables with the outdated minimum wage.
The Foment think tank considers it important to honor and adequately remunerate all economic activity, avoiding concepts such as ‘first-class jobs and second-class jobs’. “We quickly forgot how the last pandemic showed us the importance of many jobs We tend to underestimate the fact that they will continue to be indispensable even in a scenario where artificial intelligence is in full swing,” their manifesto reads.
beyond growth
“The only way to repair social fissures and liberal democracy is through good deeds,” said the think tank’s vice president. Jordi Alberich. “We have learned that economic growth alone, no matter how important, is not enough.”
Employers encourage social dialogue Decisions such as reducing the maximum weekly working day should be taken by consensus of the parties, rather than unilaterally. Although they did not clarify whether they would negotiate to reach an agreement consistent with the pursuit of decent work for all.
Over the next year and a half, Foment del Treball will organize a series of conferences to examine the keys to what this new social agreement it evokes should look like. “More equitable distribution of wealth is vital and a fairer and more universal tax system,” the manifesto says.