Nominal wage growth, pensions and social assistance over the last six years have been significantly undermined by inflation, while rising living costs, such as rents and apartment prices, have made life almost impossible for most working families. Unions point out that even two average salaries are insufficient for basic family needs. Workers are facing poor working conditions, including low wages, unpaid overtime, weekend work, and union organization has been weakened, especially in the private sector.
Discrimination in the workplace, including political, national, and religious, was present, especially in the public sector. Given the rampant inflation, rising consumer prices, and even apartment prices, wage increases have not compensated for the rise in living costs. Issues like unpaid contributions and poor working conditions, as well as high mortality rates on the job, persist.
Unions emphasize the need for a series of reforms, including strengthening social dialogue, increasing union organization, and better protection of workers’ rights, but the current situation shows that progress has been insufficient. The growing gap between wages and living costs has further worsened the socio-economic position of workers, and the current political and economic situation has led to the impossibility of achieving a dignified life for working families.
