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I don't feel the increase in my salary at all, says \u201c. \u201cPrices for everything, including food, have gone up a lot. Since I'm with my husband, we can pay the bills for now, but it's very difficult. If I were alone, I wouldn't survive. - \u201d<\/p>\n
After negotiations between trade unions, employers and the government, the decision was left to parliament because no consensus could be reached on the minimum wage.<\/p>\n
Latvian trade union economist Martins Svirskis would have preferred a larger increase.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe are happy that this issue has come to the fore because negotiations have been quite difficult, says \u201d. \u201cIn recent years, the average wage has risen above 1,400 Euro\u2019. Therefore, it is our goal to exceed a minimum of 700 Euro\u2019. \u201c<\/p>\n
The new directive recommends that member states use 60 percent of the average wage or 50 percent of the average wage as a reference point to create a more balanced minimum wage. However, Latvia\u2019's minimum wage remains one of the lowest in Europe\u2019, where there are significant inequalities between countries due to different working conditions.<\/p>\n
Europe60% of minimum wage earners in \u2019 are women<\/b><\/p>\n
In Europe, 60 percent of minimum wage earners in \u2019 are women; Just like Aija Laiz\u0101ne, a single mother and home caregiver who raised her 17-year-old son alone and tried to make a living.<\/p>\n
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\u201cSo for this one-room apartment you have to pay a total of 250 euros for telephone, gas, electricity and rent, says \u201d. My son is growing up, he needs clothes, shoes are expensive, clothes are expensive, there is school and we have to pay for train transportation. That's why I'm looking for additional work.\u201d<\/p>\n
Latvia is followed by other Eastern countries and AB\u2019 has the highest rate of low-wage workers. They are often inadequately qualified. Eduards Filippovs, president of the Latvian Business Association, an association for entrepreneurs and small businesses, wants a non-taxed minimum wage, as well as clearer, more transparent social security contributions.<\/p>\n
\u201cPersonally, I had to rethink my business model because I can't afford some temporary workers and I can't attract young people to work, \u201d says. \"The burden of social security is too heavy for me.\" - \u201c<\/p>\n
Eduards supports the increase in the minimum wage, but believes that employers are not adequately consulted in the decision-making process.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe must also take into account other costs, such as taxes, says \u201d. \u201cThere needs to be a balance between the possibilities of how much businesses can pay.\u201d<\/p>\n
The trade union economic adviser stressed the importance of collective bargaining.<\/p>\n
Svirskis, \u201cWe ask the government to implement some kind of tax deduction for the different benefits negotiated collectively for health care expenses and food and beverage services. \u201cAnd this year we are also negotiating on education.\u201d<\/p>\n
The construction sector, for example, has been able to negotiate a higher minimum wage (\u20ac780) and hopes to reach \u20ac900 next year.<\/p>\n
Agreeing on an adequate minimum wage<\/b><\/p>\n
So how can we agree that the minimum wage should be sufficient? I spoke with Welfare Minister Evika Silina, who is in charge of the study.<\/p>\n
\u201cIt was absolutely clear that we needed to do something because our minimum wage was very low compared to other Baltic countries, \u201d says. \u201cWe were historically dependent on Russian gas. And yes, last year our prices were much higher than in Western countries.\u201d<\/p>\n
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\u201cLast year the legislators' intention was to increase the average income of the Latvian people more or less. \u2019ini was to take, and this ratio %It will be around 45, but not yet this year. So we probably need to discuss more with our business partners, our unions. Before next year, we need to make sure there's a mutual consensus that we can go much further.<\/p>\n
\u201cBusinessmen are talking about a payment that is not taxed on the minimum wage. Previously, the amount not taxed was the same as the minimum wage. It's a little different now. I believe we will discuss this figure as well.\u201d<\/p>\n
Silina says measures other than the minimum wage have also been taken to help the lowest-paid<\/p>\n
\u201c, one of the first tasks I actually started, says \u201d, is that for people who live on low incomes, they will have bigger outreach benefits where they can help them with home payments and some other issues. Therefore, the government is also ready to develop the skills of our employees, because otherwise it would not be good for the economic growth of our country without people who can work and earn money and live according to their needs. So there are many aspects that we will work on, and one of the most important is to encourage these people and invest in them. They're not very young yet, but they can change jobs and try to learn something new. - \u201d<\/p>\n
Ensuring a decent standard of living for every European \u200b\u200b worker<\/b><\/p>\n
Collective bargaining, economic impact analysis and consideration of workers' needs are three tools highlighted by the Eurofound agency; Thus, each member state defines its own minimum wage and provides a reasonable standard of living for each European \u200b\u200b worker under all circumstances.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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