At the meeting chaired by Minister Zehra Zümrüt Selçuk, while the Turk-Is labor sector represented employees, the employers represented by Employers' Unions of Turkey. after the meeting, it was announced that the minimum wage that will be valid in the new year was determined as 2 thousand 825 TL.
HAK-İŞ: "FIGURE IS FAR FROM MEETING THE MINIMUM LIFE STANDARD"
Another reaction regarding the numbers came from Hak-İş. Making a written statement about the number, Hak-İş said, "Although the increase in the minimum wage, which is a basic social policy tool that should be used to eliminate the injustice in income distribution, is important, it has remained far from meeting the expectations and the minimum standard of living, given the extraordinary conditions we live in due to the pandemic."
DİSK: "THE GOVERNMENT ESCAPED FROM PUTTING ITS HAND UNDER THE STONE"
One reaction came from DİSK Chairman Arzu Çerkezoğlu, who made special statements to our newspaper. Çerkezoğlu noted that the government, which has to take responsibility for the economy, which has turned into a negative picture with the pandemic process, has escaped from this. Stating that the government once again ignored the calls for the minimum wage to be exempt from tax, Çerkezoğlu said, “The government once again demonstrated its attitude in favor of employers and capital”.
TÜRK-İŞ: "ONE AGAIN SACRIFICE IS EXPECTED FROM WORKERS"
Türk-İş, representing the workers' side in the commission after the number was announced, reacted to the figure. Noting that the amount determined is far from the reality of the country, Türk-İş said, “Again, we see that sacrifice is expected from minimum wage earners. We see that the government does not prefer low-income earners”.
SAADET KONYA MP KARADUMAN: "THE HIKE COULDN'T BE A HOPE LIGHT FOR OPPRESSED"
Politics also reacted to the figure. Saadet Party Konya Deputy Abdulkadir Karaduman stated that the hike was far from being a light of hope for the oppressed.
Abdulkadir Karaduman said, "Again, our minimum wage citizen will continue to take one of the 3 bread he bought for tax, one for interest and one for his family. While the inflation rate in the home was about 50%, the minimum wage increase was 21.56%. "The minimum wage below the hunger threshold reduced 1 more plate from the table of the oppressed".