"Hak-İş" Confederation Chairman Mahmut Arslan said that the commission to be convened in December to determine the minimum wage was insufficient.
Arslan, who wanted the commission to be expanded, noted that unless this was the case, the minimum wage would not be a cure for problems.
Emphasizing that the minimum wage, which affects almost a quarter of the country's population, together with the families of the employees, means a very good understanding in our country, Arslan said, "We have 15 million insured workers working in the Republic of Turkey. Approximately 6.5 million of our workers are working for minimum wage. The minimum wage is a living wage in our country."
“COMMISSION STRUCTURE SHOULD BE EXTENDED”
Arslan also criticized the Minimum Wage Determination Commission, which meets in December every year to determine the minimum wage, and noted that he considers the commission insufficient.
"Here is the largest confederation of workers and the largest confederation of employers and government. While making the biggest collective agreement of the society regarding the minimum wage, the widest masses of the society and different segments of the society should be invited here. Both the structure of the commission and the high rate of minimum wage in our country bring the minimum wage to a much more meaningful point for us," he added.