DİSK Announces Its Minimum Wage Demand for 2022

As every year, this year is about to come to an end, but the debate on the minimum wage that will be valid in 2022 has increased. However, the significantly increasing inflation and exchange rate in 2021 brought a new dimension to the minimum wage debate. While a big increase in the minimum wage is expected this year, there is a demand for how much the minimum wage should be today. came from DİSK.

Revolutionary Trade Union Confederation (DİSK), the minimum wage for 2022 net 5.200 TL demanded. with this all your fees 1000 TL improvement requested. DİSK Chairman Arzu Çerkezoğlu explained why the minimum wage should be 5,200 TL.Considering both the poverty line, the increase in food prices and the economic growth, the minimum wage in 2022 should be 5,200 TL net.” he explained.

“All wages should be improved by 1.000 TL”

However, Çerkezoğlu said:A thousand lira improvement should be made on all wages. In other words, a tax and premium deduction of one thousand lira should be provided for the minimum wage and all wages equal to the minimum wage, and this support should be covered by the Treasury.” he said. About the minimum wage other demands also expressed.

Çerkezoğlu, not only the minimum wage, but also the amount of all wages equal to the minimum wage. abolition of all taxes and deductionsstated that all of them, especially social security premium support, should be covered by the Treasury. He also said that the tax bracket applied after the minimum wage should be 10%, and that the poverty line should be taken as a criterion for the minimum wage increase.

Finally the lowest The pension should also be at the minimum wage level. added.