26.06.2025 15:00
The government will present the second wage proposal tomorrow at 2:00 PM as part of the negotiations for the 2025 Public Collective Labor Agreements Framework Protocol, which concerns nearly 600,000 public workers. The first proposal was rejected by the labor unions as inadequate in terms of both wage increases and social rights.
Nearly 600,000 public workers are focused on the negotiations for the 2025 Public Collective Labor Agreement Framework Protocol. The government will present its second wage offer for public employees tomorrow at 14:00.
TÜHİS' FIRST OFFER WAS DISAPPOINTING
In the first official meeting held on June 13, the Turkish Heavy Industry and Service Sector Public Employers' Union (TÜHİS), representing public employers, presented its first wage offer for 2025.
According to this:
- 16% for the first 6 months of 2025,
- 8% for the second 6 months,
- 7% for the first 6 months of 2026,
- and 5% for the second 6 months.
The workers' side rejected this offer, finding it insufficient and unrealistic in terms of both wage increase and social rights.
WHAT DO WORKERS WANT
The workers demand that the minimum daily wage be raised to 1800 TL for 2025, followed by a 50% increase for the first 6 months, 25% for the second 6 months and the first 6 months of 2026, and an additional 10% welfare share for other periods.
THE AGREEMENT AFFECTS MORE THAN JUST PUBLIC WORKERS
The Public Collective Labor Agreement Framework Protocol affects not only public workers but also a wide range of areas from civil servants' collective bargaining negotiations to collective labor agreements in the private sector. The 8th Term Collective Agreement negotiations, which concern approximately 4 million civil servants and 2.5 million retired civil servants, are also part of this process.