There is always a fierce debate about regional minimum wage adjustment between business representatives and workers' representatives
Source: ITN

The associations said that in the two years 2020-2021, a strong outbreak of the Covid-19 epidemic and unpredictable developments had seriously affected all aspects of businesses, making businesses really difficult and exhausted. Moreover, the status of employees as F0 continues to occur and businesses are still struggling to cope, leading to the post-Covid situation, seriously affecting the productivity of enterprises. Besides, the average consumer price index (CPI) in 2021 only increased by 1.84% compared to 2020 and did not affect too much the lives of workers and the State is also making efforts to control inflation. broadcast.

If the Government decides to increase wages from July 1, enterprises will not be able to manage in time to change their business strategies and production plans because the time has come too close, due to all production and financial options. and orders are built from the end of last year. In addition, all businesses have increased wages in early 2021, 2022. Contracts with partners including commodity prices... have been closed and signed with partners since the beginning of the year, so it is impossible to increase prices. sell goods.

Associations are also concerned that a salary increase in the middle of the year like this July will push businesses into an extremely difficult situation, many businesses will have to cancel contracts because of unsecured costs, affecting the job employment and income of workers and the survival of enterprises. Many businesses are at risk of having to cut workers, suspend or reduce production, or even go bankrupt because they cannot afford to pay labor costs. This will lead to potentially tens of thousands of workers without jobs.

"It can be seen that businesses are heavily affected by the Covid-19 epidemic and also need to get support from the Government just like the Government supports workers", 8 industry associations emphasized and suggested the Prime Minister. The Prime Minister considers and considers solutions to support businesses, delays the application of the regional minimum wage increase, applied from January 1, 2023 so that businesses have the best time to prepare.

“Workers are having a hard time!”

Previously, on April 12, the National Wage Council met for the second session in 2022 to discuss the issue of increasing the regional minimum wage for workers in businesses. Here, the National Wage Council decided to choose a 6% increase from July 1, 2022, depending on the region to submit to the Government for decision.

Specifically: Region 1 increased by 260,000 VND, from 4.42 million VND to 4.68 million VND; Region 2 increased by 240,000 VND, from 3.92 million VND to 4.16 million VND; Region 3 increased 240,000 VND from 3.42 million VND to 3.63 million VND; Region 4 increased by 180,000 VND from 3.07 million VND to 3.25 million VND.

Ngo Duy Hieu, Vice President of the Vietnam General Confederation of Labor, said that due to the impact of the Covid-19 epidemic, the Government has not adjusted the regional minimum wage for the past 2 years. Two years without salary increase, again facing a pandemic, the life and income of a part of workers are very difficult. Meanwhile, the Vietnamese economy and production and business activities of enterprises recovered strongly in the first quarter. Mr. Hieu said.

According to Mr. Le Van Thanh, Chairman of the National Wage Council, the regional minimum wage increase of 6% is not high, but it can harmonize the wishes of employees and employers as well as partly meet the needs of the minimum wage. minimum living standards of workers.

Supporting the option selected by the National Wage Council, Dr. Bui Sy Loi, former Vice Chairman of the Social Affairs Committee, said that the increase of 6% is consistent with the developments of CPI in the past 2 years and the salary increase from 1.7 is unprecedented but acceptable because it is beneficial for the whole business. industry and workers.

Previously, the Vietnam Confederation of Trade and Industry (VCCI) proposed many plans to increase the regional minimum wage, ranging from 3-6% and increasing from January 1, 2023.

Hà Lan

https://daibieunhandan.vn/nhieu-hiep-hoi-de-xuat-lui-thoi-diem-tang-luong-toi-thieu-vung-o2icdaahtl-82256