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Minister of Labor: "I would like a minimum wage of $ 420,000, but this is not viable"
In the National Program, Secretary of State Nicolás Monckeberg also referred to the pension reform stating that "it is a real urgency and the moral duty to do so".
The Minister of Labor, Nicolás Monckeberg was this Sunday's guest in the program National State where he addressed the discussion on the readjustment of the minimum wage
In this context, the secretary of state called "the negotiation to be responsible, it is not a" rooster "because the state is not the one who pays the minimum wages ". The former member argued that "when you set an amount that companies can not pay, they end up causing damage to workers who resort to informality or simply lose wages. "The discussion must be much more technical and responsible"
On this basis, Monckeberg argued that "the real challenge is that fewer Chileans continue to earn the minimum wage." C & # 39; why he invited the parties to a "fruitful" dialogue and remarked that "the most important is that it is a minimum wage that allows us to grow, which does not affect the employment and which puts us in perspective when the country is doing well, the worker is doing better.
In view of the foregoing, he dismissed the proposal of Central Unitaria de Trabajadores (CUT) which requested a minimum wage of $ 420,000. : "I'd like a minimum wage of $ 420,000, but it's not viable."
According to statistics, Monckeberg explained that "about 650 thousand people in Chile earn the minimum wage.In this scenario, the portfolio manager said that" we have made much progress over the past four years. years in public employment, and very little in private employment, which is the one that activates the economy, we must create more private and quality jobs. "[19659013] Minister from Labor on $ 420,000 minimum wage: "I would like a lot, but it is not viable"
