Confederation of Peruvian Workers (CGTP) Request to the Ministry of Labor and Employment Promotion (MTPE) Increase the minimum wage to a new S1,300/updates the Minimum Life Remuneration (RMV) which has remained at S/1,130 since the last adjustment approved by the Executive. This request was presented during a meeting with the Minister of Labor. oscar fernandezAccording to information gathered by , it was created only 10 days ago. republic.
The union’s approach is guided by the imbalance between the current RMV and the value of the basic family basket, which the union estimates at more than S/1,800. “There is a big difference between that amount and the basic basket, which is more than S/1,800, and even that is only very necessary expenses,” he explained. Gustavo Minayain the center is the CGTP deputy general secretary.
According to leaders, the agenda conveyed to Mr. Fernández also included social and labor proposals such as: These include pension readjustment, reform of collective labor relations laws, and promotion of the right to strike. Minaya warned that currently “90% of strike demands are declared illegal, which puts workers at risk” and that this is a problem stemming from legal regulations.
nevertheless CGTP calls for immediate minimum wage increase to S/1,300 on technical groundssaid they had raised S/1,550 in the past based on data from the Central Reserve Bank of Peru (BCR), National Institute of Statistics (Inei) and the Ministry of Labor and Employment Promotion itself.
Adjustments to S/1,300 were in response to mediation efforts with the business sector, but were ultimately led by the government. Dina Bolarte According to a statement from union leaders, the union “arbitrarily” approved a small increase from S/1,025 to S/1,130.
CGTP asserts that it has not received any new requests from the Ministry to evaluate this proposal. “If anything, it will be because we are asking again to find out what was done,” he noted.
Before the meeting with CGTP, the Labor Minister said: oscar fernandezrecently said it would consider the proposal after taking office, a position the union called diplomatic but insufficient.
“He was diplomatic and said he was going to review it because he just took office. Unfortunately, this change leaves us workers disappointed, because if there was no solution before, with this transitional government there will be no solution without concrete action,” Minaya said.
In that sense, they raised questions about the political capacity of the executive branch to resolve payroll claims. “There was no will from the minister.” They say, “Let’s meet in 30 days to assess progress.” They don’t even have the ability to take the clear, concrete action that we as workers need,” a CGTP spokesperson said.
The union also questioned Fernandez’s appointment because of his background outside the labor sector. “He may be a great athlete, but he has no knowledge in his field of work. It’s like having a medical technician perform a surgery.”
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