Capriles assures the fight for salary increase continues: "True peace is built with dignified wages"
Venezuelan opposition deputy Henrique Capriles reiterated this Saturday that the fight for the minimum wage increase continues, despite the recent increase, equivalent to 240 dollars, of the "integral minimum income", made up mostly of bonuses without impact on labor benefits. Through his X account, the two-time presidential candidate claimed that the minimum wage and pensions remain at 130 bolivars per month, about 27 cents according to the official exchange rate, an amount that has not been adjusted since 2022, when it was equivalent to about 30 dollars.
TL;DR
- Henrique Capriles insists on the fight for a minimum wage increase.
- The recent "integral minimum income" increase to $240 is mainly bonuses, not affecting labor benefits.
- The minimum wage and pensions remain unchanged at 130 bolivars, equivalent to about $0.27.
- Capriles proposes a minimum wage of $150.
- An NGO states that bonuses are exclusionary and do not count towards benefits like vacations or profit sharing.
- The government's salary policy focuses on two bonuses without labor benefit impact.