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"The evolution of the minimum wage is accompanied by a strong job creation Unlike in previous years, this increase has not caused an increase in the percentage of workers minimum wage, "said Vieira da Silva after the meeting. of the social agreement, which presented the 9th report on the monitoring of the agreement on guaranteed minimum monthly remuneration.
The governor also said that wage growth in other echelons was also "significant", adding that this to increase the minimum wage, namely that he "would compress the others" wages".
Already on visa policy trends, another item on the agenda, Vieira da Silva explained that the system and improvements introduced by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs were presented, in order to guarantee that the process controlled way.
The Minister of Labor added that meetings will be organized with the social partners to "disseminate the legislation more fully".
João Vieira Lopes, of the Confederation of Commerce and Services of Portugal (CCP), estimated that the number of workers earning the minimum wage "remains very high" and that inflation is "stable", underlining that the CCP will present a more comprehensive position on the figures presented so as not to create "false expectations" at the moment.
In turn, CGTP leader Arménio Carlos said that the report presented confirms that the number of workers receiving the continuous minimum wage is "very important" when, about six years ago, the number of workers receiving the continuous minimum wage was "very important". was "only 11%".
"It is important that the minimum wage continues to evolve, but also other wages evolve, in order to have a fairer distribution of wealth," he said.
The President of the Confederation of Portuguese Farmers (CAP) Eduardo Oliveira and Sousa, were "apprehensive" about the data presented and stressed that they will be further elaborated to be presented later to the social partners to "revive the # 39; s economy. "
On the issue of visas, the official said that international workers, especially those providing services in seasonal agriculture, are experiencing a period of "major crisis" and that the labor force in the sector agricultural is "very poor".
Finally, Paula Bernardo of the UGT said that the follow-up report confirms the union's position that "it would never be an increase in the minimum wage to bring down the economy".
Confederação Empresarial de Portugal made no statement at the end of the meeting.
This was the last social consultation meeting before the start of the holidays.
The number of workers covered by the national minimum wage rose to about 764,200 in March, up 4.2% from the same period last year, according to the Ministry of Labor.
"Although the number of workers covered by the NMS rose to about 764 200 in March 2018 [com um acréscimo de 4,2% em termos homólogos] the percentage of workers covered by the NMS was 22.9% in March of this year with no change compared to the same month last year, "the ministry said in a statement.
According to the monitoring report of the agreement on guaranteed monthly minimum wage for the reference period, by age group, the incidence of NMS in young people was 30%, compared with 30.6% in March 2017.
In turn, among workers aged 25 to 29, the incidence went from 24% in March 2017 to 23.6% in March 2018, and among adults (82% of workers), there was a slight increase from 22.1% to 22.2%.
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