А press conference with the two representative trade unions CCM and KSS with the Minister of Labor and Social Policy, Dime Spasov was held
10/21/2014
Today at the Federation of Trade Unions of Macedonia a press conference was held attended by the Minister of Labor and Social Policy, Dime Spasov, the President of CCM, PhD Zivko Mitrevski and the Acting President of KSS, Violetka Spasevska. The press conference was also attended by the President of the Macedonian Police Union...
President Mitrevski on today’s Press Conference
01/21/2014
President Mitrevski on today’s Press Conference
Today at the Federation of Trade Unions of Macedonia a press conference was held attended by the Minister of Labor and Social Policy, Dime Spasov, the President of CCM, PhD Zivko Mitrevski and the Acting President of KSS, Violetka Spasevska. The press conference was also attended by the President of the Macedonian Police Union, Tihomir Klimovski, the President of the Independent Trade Union of Energy and Economy, Robert Simonoski, the President of the Independent Trade Union of Health, Pharmacy and Social Care, Ljubisa Karanfilovski and the President of the Union for Construction, Industry and Civil Engineering, Pavel Trendafilov.
On the press conference, the President of the Federation of Trade Unions of Macedonia, PhD Zivko Mitrevski noted that with the projected dynamics the wages will rise faster than the costs of living which are increased for 3.3 %. Also he noted that at the request of the Federation of Trade Unions of Macedonia a consent for increase of the minimum wage has been achieved and amendments to the Law on Minimum Wage will be adopted in emergent procedure, by which the salary will be gradually increased, and at the beginning of March 2014 the minimum wage will amount to 8,800 MKD, which means an increase of 9.32 %. In March 2015 the amount of the minimum wage will be increased by 8.98% and will amount to 9.590 MKD, and in March 2016 the minimum wage will be higher than the current wage for 25.22 % and will amount to 10,080 MKD; while in the sectors textile, leather and shoes in 2016 there would be an increase of 31.21 % and in 2018 when it will be equaled with other employees, the salary will be about 46.96 % higher than the one received in 2012 when the application of Law on Minimum Wage started.
The President of CCM, PhD Zivko Mitrevski noted that at the beginning of the payment of the minimum wage a deviation from the statutory amount was observed in 15 % of workers and in order to avoid these occurrences a control of the payment of wages has been agreed in which active participatory role would have Tus representatives. In this direction the President Mitrevski has announced signing of a Protocol with the Ministry of Labor and Social Policy.
Amendments to the Law on Minimum Wage that provides a gradual increase in the lowest income in the country to 10,080 MKD have been prepared and in seven days they will be discussed on the meeting of the Economic and Social Council, said the Minister of Labor and Social Policy, Dime Spasov.
What was emphasized by the Minister of Labor and Social Policy, Dime Spasov, the President of CCM, PhD Zivko Mitrevski and the Acting President of KSS, Violetka Spasevska is that employers will be obliged to increase the minimum wage for which enforced controls will follow and social partners are firmly committed this law to be fully implemented.
By the President of the CCM once again was emphasized that the increase of the minimum wage as compared to the period before its adoption when wages ranged from 4500-5500 MKD is a huge benefit of the trade union movement.