On Thursday, November 9, at 3:00 p.m. in Quito, the first session of the National Council for Work and Wages (CNTS) is scheduled, where the unified basic wage (SBU) for 2024 will be defined. which was confirmed on November 1 by the national president of the Ecuadorian Confederation of Unitary Class Organizations of Workers (Cedocut), Mesías Tatamuez.

The leader will act as the representatives of the workers, whose proposal is that the salary for the next year be equal to that from the vital basket, ie 550 dollars. While the employers indicated that they will define the technical positions of the SBU, it must prevail.

The government, for its part, indicated in October that, in the event that workers and employers do not reach an agreement, they will leave it defined at $475, that is, the increase would be $25 on the current salary, which is $450.

“The government fulfilled its obligation. Meets its commitment to increase by $25 each year. The last two years it was 25 and 25 dollars, and this year it will meet its goal, which is proportional, the new dividend of 25 dollars, it cannot be at 500 dollars because it was the fourth year, and this Government has an early departure. , constitutional and legal. This year, which suits us, we will conclude with a proposal that the equivalent amount reaches 475 dollars, because this is the Government’s thesis and election commitment,” commented the Minister of the Government, Henry Cucalón, in an interview with this newspaper.

The CNTS consists of four permanent and four substitutes from each sector. For workers there are:

Replacements:

Employer representatives are:

Its substitutes are: