The General Federation of Jordanian Trade Unions has called on the government to implement the minimum wage increase early next year, in line with the decision of the Tripartite Committee on Labour Affairs last February. The Committee decided to increase the minimum wage to 260 dinars.
In a media statement, the President of the General Federation, Mazen Maaitah, explained that the government must honour its commitments and implement this wage increase that can no longer be carried forward given the current inflation and economic conditions caused by the pandemic. The union official said that although it is vital, this wage increase remains insufficient compared to poverty indicators in the country.
Mazen Maaitah also stressed the importance of consulting unions and unions on decisions that affect workers and impact them as they face the socio-economic impacts of the pandemic. The president of the trade union centre also called for the activation of the Economic Policy Advisory Council, which brings together ministers, representatives of the private sector and the General Federation of Jordanian Trade Unions, recalling that the former government had formed it at the beginning of the health crisis but that it never played its real role in social partnership. Mazen Maaitah added that the only way to reach decisions guaranteeing the balance between the parts of production and preserving the rights of employees and employers is a true partnership and the serious will of the government to foster a social dialogue which is in everyone’s interest.
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