After forming the government … raising the minimum wage?

Lara Abi Rafeh Mtv

After the formation of the government, the anticipation is the master of the situation to find out how the Nawaf Salam government will solve the many complex and complex files. However, besides all of this, a basic life file emerges: the minimum wage.

It is not reasonable for the minimum wage to continue as it is today without modification, especially with the return of prices to what they were before the crisis and more. The minimum of about 200 dollars is not enough to rent a house, no family, or even to move. This is a reality that must be resolved as soon as possible.
In this context, the President of the General Labor Union, Bishara Al -Asmar, assures the MTV website, that there is an obscene, unprocessed high cost and not subject to any monitoring or inspection, except for some attempts by the Ministry of Economy in monitoring, and therefore it is necessary to re -evaluate the minimum wage in a manner that includes the minimum generous living ingredients.
According to a study conducted at the beginning of 2024, the minimum wage should have been $ 550 a month. From here, Al -Asmar indicates that the situation today has worsened after the Israeli war, which led to disasters in this regard from the destruction of institutions of institutions, displacement of workers and their disbursement from their work, adding: “After all that happened, the tremendous inflation and the great decline in the purchasing power, it is necessary to review the minimum wage. We are in the process of reviewing today to be able to meet the requirements at the meeting that will be held with the government and the Minister of Labor in this regard.

How much will the minimum wage become? What is proposed?
Al -Asmar answers: “The number of the minimum wage, or $ 550, is still in dialogue, but up. We prepare a worksheet to find out what we can get because this number is no longer sufficient at the present time to meet the basic needs, such as housing, food, medicine, education, communications and transportation. In the public sector, Al -Asmar indicates that we need a series of new ranks and salaries that take into account the recent developments.