The Angolan government announced this Monday that it will resume wage negotiations with unions on Tuesday, a week before the scheduled start of the third phase of the general strike in Angola.
In a statement, the Ministry of Public Administration, Labor and Social Security (MAPTSS) announced that it will meet on Tuesday in Luanda with trade unions “to assess the status of some demands in the list of demands”, a document presented to Angolan President João Lourenço in September 2023.
“The meeting will serve to conclude negotiations between the government and trade unions that have been ongoing since last year,” said the note, which Lusa had access to.
The government called unions to this meeting after hearing from employers on May 16 and 23 about setting a national minimum wage.
The third and final stage of the interpolated general strike is scheduled for June 3, next Monday, and will last until June 14.
Among the main demands of the demands are an increase in the national minimum wage, adjustments to civil servants’ wages and tax cuts.
An interpolated general strike was called by three trade union centers: the Central General Center of Independent and Free Trade Unions of Angola (CGSILA), the National Union of Angolan Workers – Syndicate Confederation (UNTA-CS) and the Syndicate Force – Central Syndical (FS-CS). .
In the list of demands, the three trade union centers are calling for an increase in the national minimum wage from the current 32,000 kwanzas (35 euros) to 245,000 kwanzas (268 euros), but the proposal is made flexible to 100,000 kwanzas (109 euros). ), an approximate 250% wage adjustment for government employees, and a 10% reduction in labor income tax (IRT).
The Angola leader decided to propose a minimum wage depending on the size of the company, namely 48,000 kwanzas (52 euros) for small companies, 70,000 kwanzas (76 euros) for medium-sized companies and 96,000 kwanzas (104 euros) for large companies. which was rejected by the trade unions.
Author: Lusa
Source: CM Jornal
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