This Sunday, the PKP defended that the agreement reached at the social consultations for workers is “more of the same”, because it is not about wage increases, but about impoverishment “once again” and “prolonging the loss of purchasing power”.
“If we remove the presentation apparatus and the scenery and see what actually comes out of the agreement for those who work and for the workers, it is more like the same thing,” MP Alma Rivera said in a video message sent to the editorial office. .
According to the communist parliamentarian, the agreement “does not affect the burdensome norms” of labor legislation and does not assess wages.
Adding that “Impoverishment is happening again, the loss of purchasing power is prolonged as what is advertised does not even offset inflation and it is enough to see that with said inflation, workers are left with less purchasing power than what they had in 2021” .
Regarding the minimum wage, Alma Rivera realized that the increase remained “below the level” that would allow her to survive in Portugal and classified the measure as “another PS campaign promise that is not coming true”.
However, the deputy stressed that “not everyone is getting poorer,” because large companies and economic groups “receive benefits to increase profits” to compensate for these “insufficient” increases in employees.
“The government is once again giving away these groups for free and withholding revenue needed for health care, education and reforms, all in order not to deprive those who have the most from profits,” he stressed.
For the communist, the accumulation of those who have the most and the impoverishment of those who work continue.
The social partners welcomed this Sunday the agreement on social consultation reached with the government, but warned that this commitment is a starting point given the unpredictability of the situation in the coming years.
A medium-term agreement to increase incomes, wages and competitiveness was signed today in Lisbon by Prime Minister António Costa and representatives of the Confederation of Portuguese Farmers (CAP), the Business Confederation of Portugal (CIP), the Confederation of Turismo de Portugal (CTP) and the General Union of Workers (UGT ).
The Portuguese Confederation of Commerce and Services (CCP) signed the document ahead of the ceremony, while the CGTP refused to formalize the agreement, saying the planned measures were “not enough” to address the concerns of workers, pensioners and pensioners.