Africa-Press – Angola. The Ministry of Public Administration, Labor and Social Security (MAPTSS) and the trade union centrals meet on Wednesday, in Luanda, to resume negotiations on the demands of the latter’s demands.
According to a press release, this Tuesday, MAPTSS and the union centers will also analyze the current situation and various issues.
The negotiations involve the Government and the country’s three union centrals, namely Força Sindical, UNTA-Confederação Sindical and the General Central of Independent and Free Unions of Angola (CGSSILA).
Last March, negotiations between the Angolan Government and the unions ended without consensus on the demands presented in 2023, which include a salary increase in the Public Service and the improvement of other working conditions.
The unions lowered their demand for the National Minimum Wage (SMN) to 100 thousand kwanzas from the previous 245 thousand, and the value of the salary increase in the Public Service to 100 percent instead of the initial 250 percent.
In response, the Government proposed a review of the SMN based on the size of the companies, with 48 thousand kwanzas for small companies, 70 thousand for medium-sized companies and 96 thousand for large ones.
Regarding the proposed salary increase in the Public Service, the Government did not present a concrete counter-proposal.
Another point in the negotiations concerns the reduction of the Labor Income Tax (IRT), whose initial proposal from the unions was up to 10 percent, before evolving to a rate of 15 percent.
Regarding participation in the management of the National Social Security Institute (INSS), the Government proposed that workers have a representative on the Board of Directors, but the unions want shared management.
On the occasion, the Minister of Public Administration, Labor and Social Security, Teresa Dias, said that the Government will continue to work with the unions in order to adjust positions and consolidate a solution that meets the tripartite objectives, that is, the Government, employers and trade unions.
He also said that the flexibilities presented by the unions already represent a major step forward, but that the issue of the National Minimum Wage is not just a matter for the Executive, as it is transversal to everyone, including the private sector.
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