The Ministry of Labor called Unions and employers next Monday, January 8Negotiating an increase in the interprofessional minimum wage (SMI) in 2024, after the social dialogue table ended without an agreement last December.
It was learned that the meeting will be held at 11:00 in the morning, as confirmed by social dialogue sources.
The government offered an increase of 4%, Employers, on the other hand, propose a 3% increase, below the 5% suggested by unions.
However, social actors conditioned their approval on this increase. Public contracts are also updated to the same extent.
On this last point, the Second Vice President and Minister of Labor, Yolanda DiazThey assured that they were not competent in this regard, but “we are willing to transfer it to competent ministries”, he added.