Ombudsman's Office Defended Minimum Wage Increase Before the Council of State
The Ombudsman's Office filed an intervention before the Council of State within the nullity action filed against Decree 1469 of 2025, the norm by which the national government set the minimum wage for the year 2026. In the document addressed to magistrate Juan Camilo Morales Trujillo, the entity defended the legality and constitutionality of the decree.
TL;DR
- The Ombudsman's Office filed an intervention with the Council of State regarding Decree 1469 of 2025, which set the minimum wage for 2026.
- The office defended the decree's legality and constitutionality, asserting its legitimacy to participate due to its mandate to protect human rights.
- The Ombudsman's Office highlighted the decree's direct impact on vulnerable populations like low-income workers and single-parent households.
- The decree is argued to have met criteria set by the Constitutional Court for cases without agreement in the salary and labor policies commission.
- Variables considered included inflation, productivity, GDP growth, wage contribution to national income, and consumer price index, alongside the principle of a minimal vital and mobile remuneration.
- The concept of minimum wage is presented as a guarantee linked to human dignity and ensuring decent living conditions.