The statement was made by Minister of Labor and Social Security Vedat Ishkhan regarding minimum wage, which has become one of the most important topics in the political and economic world recently.
Answering reporters’ questions ahead of the AK Party group meeting, Ishkhan said there would be no increase in the minimum wage.
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Ishkhan answered questions from parliamentary reporters before the AK Party TBMM Group meeting. The reporter asked, “Will there be a tentative increase in the minimum wage?” In response to the question, Ishkhan said, “The minimum wage will not be increased. We stated this in December last year. The indicators are also very positive. Hopefully, we will come together in December and decide on the minimum wage.” He replied.
Ishkhan stressed that their aim is not to provide temporary prosperity, saying they have taken such a decision to ensure permanent prosperity. He said the results would be seen in the decline in inflation towards the end of the year.
Are benefits provided to retirees?
A reporter asked, “Can we put the welfare contribution to retirees on the agenda apart from the inflation differential?” In response to the question, Ishkhan said, “It is not on our agenda at the moment. The increase will be made in accordance with the collective agreement. We are not working on anything about welfare contributions at the moment.” He said.
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The agenda for raising the minimum wage
Meanwhile, AK Party Deputy Chairman Hamza Dar responded to a question about the “interim increase in the minimum wage.” Regarding the interim increase in the minimum wage, Dar said, “Our main fight here is to control inflation. We will see a drop in inflation from June. I can say that there will be no process regarding the minimum wage in 2020.” July.” he said.
