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Zehra Zümrüt Selçuk, Minister for Family, Labor and Social Services, said: “I believe that the minimum wage will be set at a level that will contribute positively to working life, in line with the expectations of workers and employers.”
As part of the efforts to determine the minimum wage to be valid in the new year, the Minimum Wage Determination Commission, made up of workers, employers and government representatives, held its first meeting.
Zehra Zümrüt Selçuk, Minister of Family, Labor and Social Services, chaired and the opening speech of the meeting was held online in the framework of new types of corona virus measures.
Selçuk wanted the new minimum wage to be determined to be beneficial to all parts of working life and citizens, and said:
“The minimum wage covers all lines of work, regardless of the law under which one works, and is determined equally for all segments of society. It establishes the lower limit of wage policies in working life, protecting rights The final objective of the commission is the opinions of all the social partners. Determine this level considering the demands and conditions. As a ministry, our objective is to determine the minimum wage with the agreement of our employees and employers assuming the role of arbitrator in this process ”.
“WE WILL CONTINUE OUR WORK WITHIN CONSULTATION”
Stating that all segments of society are in the fight against the Covid-19 epidemic affecting the world, Selçuk said:
“This epidemic has also affected working life, employment, our workers and our employers. For this, as a Ministry, we have implemented many programs under the Shield of Social Protection. The total amount of the resource that we transfer directly to our citizens exceeded 42 billion lire. This process is in social dialogue with our confederations of workers and employers. We execute
We have gone to great lengths to implement our practices and we begin to protect our employees as quickly and effectively as possible. In light of the latest developments, we began receiving short-time work allowance applications as of December 1. To further streamline the process, we receive applications through e-Government. We also extended the implementation period for standardization support. We will continue to work in consultation with all relevant parties in the next processes to implement correct and effective policies. “
“WE WILL CREATE THE MOST SUITABLE SOCIAL AND ECONOMIC CONDITIONS”
Minister Selçuk emphasized that all parties will express their proposals and opinions in the commission on the determination of the minimum wage, which is one of the basic elements of working life.
Emphasizing that they always support each citizen who works with devotion for his family, country and nation, believing that work is sacred, Selçuk said:
“Under the leadership of our president, Mr. Recep Tayyip Erdogan, we have always protected our employees in enhancing social and economic rights. We have implemented many important regulations that have improved the rights of our employees and employers since 2002. We went we who declared May 1 as ‘Labor and Solidarity Day’ for our workers in 2009. Our union legislation, which was formed as a result of the military coup, was revised in 2012 with the Law on Trade Unions and Collective Bargaining in accordance with international standards. We agree. “
Noting that they took another important step to facilitate civil organizing and unionization by transitioning to the e-government system in union membership, Selçuk said: “Today, we have around 2 million workers who are union members. We attach importance to the increase in unionization rates in terms of our democracy and the strength of our unions. The unionization rate of workers has risen today to 14 percent, “he reported.
Minister Selçuk affirmed that workers who bring bread home by working, producing and sweating will strengthen social dialogue for the well-being of their families and will create together the most adequate social and economic conditions.
“WE WANT THE MINIMUM SALARY TO JOIN”
Minister Selçuk stated that in the Minimum Wage Determination Commission, they have always followed a solution-oriented approach by observing the conditions of all parties for 18 years and continued his speech as follows:
“Although inflation in 2019 was 11.84 percent, we increased the gross minimum wage for 2020 by 15.03 percent to 2,943 liras. The net minimum wage was 2,324 liras. Thus, we made an improvement 3 points above inflation. 18 years The real increase in the period was 1.5 times. The Commission will continue its work throughout December. “
Noting that the minimum wage has a determining role in the economies of the countries since it affects many areas, Selçuk said: “Our objective in this process is to protect work, employment, our workers and employers.
I believe that the minimum wage will be set at a level that meets the expectations of our workers and employers and will contribute positively to working life. I hope that the minimum wage, which will take effect on January 1, 2021, brings good luck to our employees and employers, their families and all of our citizens, ”he said.
Recalling that it was December 3, International Day of Persons with Disabilities, Minister Selçuk celebrated the day of all persons with disabilities in the person of the disabled worker who participated in the commission in the Turkish-İş delegation this year.
“A FAIR TAX ARRANGEMENT MUST BE MADE FOR ALL EMPLOYEES”
President of the workers’ delegation Nazmi Irgat Irgat, Secretary General of Education of Turkish-İşHe said that the whole world is in a painful process due to the Covid-19 outbreak.
Irgat stated that he expressed his gratitude to all the workers who worked at the cost of losing their health and their lives, especially the health workers in the epidemic.
Stating that the epidemic gives people the opportunity to question their priorities in life, Irgat said:
“Today we have the opportunity to correct the minimum wage, which is one of the unfair practices. It is time to pay for their work by risking their lives. As in any period of crisis, low income, workers, day laborers are victims. Workers Charge as usual. Ban came, but people taking unpaid leave in non-union workplaces cannot even receive half the minimum wage. 39 lira of cash wage support per day was provided for non-union leave paid at the will of the employer without the approval of the workers This support of 1,168 lire per month was insufficient.
Stating that 7 million employees have income at the minimum wage level, Nazmi Irgat said:
“Millions of people are trying to survive by borrowing. There are millions of unemployed. They are even poorer, unhappy, restless, anxious because they are condemned to a minimum wage and less. Most importantly, they don’t look to the future with hope. Dear minister, you are also the minister in charge of the family.
Is it possible for a family to live on this level of income? When determining the minimum wage, the family factor must be taken into account. The minimum wage family income is also decreasing in the last months of the year due to the increase in income tax. A fair tax arrangement should be in place for all employees, including those receiving the minimum wage. “
Secretary General of TİSK Akansel Koç “When determining the minimum wage, the economic situation of our country and its impact on our businesses must be taken into account,” he said.
SECOND MEETING ON DECEMBER 15
commissions under the new minimum wage determination process, the second meeting of the Turkish Employers’ Trade Unions Confederation (TISK) hosted December 15And the third meeting of the Confederation of Turkish Labor Unions (Turk-Is) at home December 22 he will realize.
The meeting in TİSK will also be held online. The method of organizing the meeting in Türk-İş and the date of the fourth and last meeting will be clarified in the coming days.
COMMON EXPLANATION OF THREE CONFEDERATIONS
Before the meeting, Türk-İş, Hak-İş and Disk made a joint statement and listed their demands. In the statement, it was stated that the minimum wage should be determined in accordance with the “subsistence conditions” approach of the Constitution. It was requested to take into account the loss of income caused by the epidemic conditions. It is also among the demands that the part of the salary corresponding to the minimum wage is exempt from taxes, and that the participation of the worker’s SSI premium is reduced by 5 points and is covered by the budget.
