HAK-İŞ: The new minimum wage is a figure that does not take into account the realities of our country.

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In a written statement from the Board of Directors of the HAK-İŞ Confederation, it was reminded that the minimum wage, which concerns a significant portion of the workers, has been set at a net 22,104 lira for the year 2025. In the statement, which indicated that this figure is insufficient, it was stated, "The determined figure is far from considering the realities of our country and meeting the expectations of workers."

It was claimed in the statement that there is an antidemocratic commission that does not represent all workers, and that a fair and realistic assessment could not be made because the commission was not designed with a participatory understanding. It was noted that when the minimum wage is applied as a tool to determine the minimum level of wages, the determined figures may seem normal.

WILL DEEPLY AFFECT WORKERS ECONOMICALLY

In the statement, it was said, "Half of the workers in our country work for the minimum wage. Therefore, the minimum wage in our country is a subsistence wage." It was evaluated that the announced figure for 2025, remaining below the actual inflation, will deeply affect workers economically.

"INCOME DISTRIBUTION INEQUALITY IS INCREASING"

It was suggested in the statement that these figures determined below inflation would create a situation that negatively affects the collective bargaining system, stating, "While the share of the wage-earning segment from the national income continues to erode every year and income distribution inequality increases, seeing workers as the cause of inflation and expecting economic data to improve through workers is not an acceptable approach."

"A FUNDAMENTAL CHANGE REGARDING MINIMUM WAGE SHOULD BE MADE"

In the statement, the importance of continuing negotiations by staying at the table with a social dialogue-based approach in determining the minimum wage was emphasized, and it was recorded; "We reiterate our demand for the structure of the Minimum Wage Determination Commission, which is far from being pluralistic, participatory, and inclusive, and has fallen behind the times, to be urgently redefined with a participatory understanding that represents all segments. As HAK-İŞ, we state that the determined minimum wage is not compatible with the current economic and social conditions, and we believe in the necessity of a fundamental change regarding the minimum wage that will protect all workers against the cost of living and will not disrupt the collective bargaining system, allowing workers and their families to live with dignity."