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MORE REASON FOR INCREASING THE MINIMUM WAGE

The minimum wage must be increased to at least 500 euros, and with it the other wages must also be increased by at least 100 euros because 55.7% of Macedonian citizens cannot afford a one-week vacation.

It is alarming that the value of the Trade Union Minimum Basket, which they tried to dispute because it, according to them, envisaged luxury, includes the cost of a seven-night stay in Dojran from June 23 to 30, but half of Macedonian workers cannot afford even that.

An increase in wages is needed so that Macedonian workers can afford a decent vacation for themselves and their families, because both the minimum and average wages are the lowest in the region, and with them 55.7% of workers cannot afford a vacation.

The data is taken from Eurostat, originally published by Finance Think
 

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