TIRANA, October 16 /ATA/ The National Labor Council held its routine meeting chaired by Minister of Finance and Economy Anila Denaj and approved increase of the minimum wage to 30 thousand Lek.
Minister Denaj said that the Government has made continuous efforts to further develop and promote the culture of social dialogue.
The increase of the minimum wage has always been an initiative of the Government, in the framework of the “Decent Wage” for “Decent Work”, taking into account the demands of the Unions, while the “social responsibility” of the business for decent work is measurable, through occupational health insurance and especially with real wages and real social insurance.
“The minimum basic wage at the national level, mandatory to be applied by every legal or natural person, local or foreign, is proposed to be 30,000 Lek per month from 26,000 Lek per month, an increase by 15.4%”, said the minister.
She added that the government aim to maintain the standard of living for employees in both the private and budget sectors./a.gjonaj/p.s./
