After a bill focused on increasing the minimum wage in Peru was presented in the Congress of the Republic, the leader of the Ministry of Labor and Employment Promotion (MTPE)Daniel Maurate, referred to this legislative proposal, and emphasized that the Peruvian economy has been growing considerably.
Last year, the president Dina Boluarte expressed its intention to increase the minimum monthly wage; However, the measure does not yet have a fixed amount. The author and promoter of this salary increase is the parliamentarian Gustavo Cordero Jon Tay, who proposes at least S/1,500. For this reason, Maurate specified this proposal. Find out what he mentioned.
Minister Maurate responds to legislative proposal to increase the minimum wage
Regarding the proposal of the Congressthe Minister of Labor, Daniel Maurateindicated that the Peruvian economy has been growing, so an increase could be evaluated for the second semester.
“The importance of the economy being good, income has grown on average S/100, and that is good news, but the minimum vital remuneration could also be a good time from the second semester onwards if we continue to grow,” he commented. .
Minimum wage increase: “an irresponsible increase cannot be made”
Besides, Maurate Romero He pointed out that the increase in the minimum wage in Peru will be an agreement between employers and collaborators, and that this measure must have a technical perspective, so an irresponsible increase cannot be made.
“I don’t think this will have to be an agreement between employers and workers, because this has to be an increase from a technical perspective, not only the political side has to be looked at, much less in a populist way, we cannot make an irresponsible increase,” he said.
Peru minimum wage: Congress declares this measure of national interest
Recently the parliamentarian of Free Peru and member of the board of directors of the National Congress, Waldermar Cerronpresented a legislative letter declaring the increase in the minimum vital remuneration as a national interest and public necessity. (RMV) to 30% of a ITU.
The increase measure by the Legislative Branch proposes an increase of S/520, so, added to the current salary (S/1,025), this could rise to S/1,545. However, the Minister of Labor rejected this amount. “We will make an agreement between employers and workers, and this increase has to be rational and technical so that it does not distort, above all, the issue of informality.”
When was the last increase in the minimum living wage made?
Currently, the minimum wage in Peru is 1,025 soles. The last increase took place in 2022, during the administration of the then president Pedro Castillo. On that occasion, the minimum wage was increased from 930 soles to the current figure, representing an increase of 95 soles. This modification was made with the purpose of mitigating the economic pressure on workers due to the increase in inflation and the cost of living.
Source: Larepublica
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