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“The difference between men and women in what they receive is around 13% in Bulgaria, which is less than the European Union average.” This was stated by the new executive director of the European Social Agency (ESA) Ivaylo Kalfin in the study of “The Day ON AIR”.
He pointed to low pay and so-called “unpaid work” – housework and parenting, as the main problems in the gender gap.
“In addition to the fact that women earn less for the same work than men, they are also much more burdened by unpaid work. On average in the European Union, families with children under 12 years of age spend 63 hours a week caring for of a boy, and a man – 36 hours ”, explained the former Minister of Social Affairs.
“There is a big difference. A large percentage of women say: Yes, thinking about domestic commitments prevents us from working well,” which is a signal for employers, “Kalfin told Bulgaria ON AIR.
He added that if employers want a woman to work motivated, she must “think minimally about what will happen before or after working hours.”
“We are afraid to get out of the fund. Obviously, our income is much lower. Today, the Prime Minister of Serbia said that Serbia will soon be ahead of Bulgaria in terms of salaries,” commented the ESA director.
Kalfin drew attention to the increase in Romanian wages, which 10 years ago were on a par with Bulgarians and are now twice as high. “So you can,” said the former foreign minister.
“If we want our only pride to be that the income in the Republic of Bulgaria is a little higher than that of the Republic of North Macedonia, that’s fine, but this is not the goal of the Bulgarians. Especially for the young people, ¿ Is this the perspective they are given? “This is what Kalfin said about our neighbors’ incomes.
It explains the high percentage of poor workers in our country with low minimum work and low minimum pension.
“It turns out that relatively decent wages by Bulgarian standards do not allow for a normal way of life according to these criteria, which measure poverty,” added Kalfin.
He also commented on the promise that the average salary will become BGN 2,500: “Yes, it can increase, but this does not mean that people with low incomes and higher needs live better.”
“The problem is that Bulgaria is one of the few countries where economic growth is combined with the opening of the scissors between high and low income people,” said Kalfin.
He pointed out that the increase in the minimum wage will benefit both the State and the employers.
“If we talk about hidden unemployment – now there are more. Now there are many jobs that are supported thanks to aid, no matter how much does not go everywhere and not at all. At some point we will see that these companies will not be able to open.” noted the guest in the study.
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