CHP Niğde Deputy Ömer Fethi Gürer evaluated the statements of the Minister of Labor and Social Security Vedat Işıkhan that there will be no increase in the minimum wage. Gürer stated that the minimum wage turned into the average wage and was insufficient against inflation, and that the government condemned minimum wage citizens to poverty.
Gürer, in his statement on the subject, said, “Those who try to make a living on the minimum wage are condemned to live with an income below the hunger line. Retired and minimum wage citizens continue to be impoverished. Wage increases have been prevented “through collective bargaining agreements. This situation has caused the minimum wage to turn into the average wage.” “he said he.
Expressing his suggestions, Gürer emphasized that the minimum wage must be increased in July and said: “The minimum wage must be updated against inflation and evaluated every three months. The decrease in the purchasing power of the minimum wage earner causes economic difficulties throughout the country Therefore, in addition to the minimum wage increase, “It is also important to increase the lowest salary of retirees to the minimum wage level.”
Gürer stated that not increasing the minimum wage deepens poverty and negatively affects every segment of the country, and stated that the government should take urgent steps on this issue.
