Minister of Labor Bilgin Evaluated the Minimum Wage Issue

Vedat Bilgin, Minister of Labor and Social Security, evaluated the minimum wage issue in the Parliamentary Plan and Budget Committee.

In his budget presentation at the Parliamentary Plan and Budget Committee, Bilgin said, "There will be a regulation that will protect our workers and remove the minimum wage issue from Turkey's agenda. We are conducting a Turkey-wide survey on the minimum wage. We act with the idea that a minimum wage level that will protect labor against inflation should be determined." Making statements about 3600 additional indicators, Minister Bilgin said, "We are working on the scope and cost of 3600 additional indicators." Regarding the transition of contracted public personnel to cadre, Minister Bilgin said, "We continue our work to ensure that contracted civil servants have the right to cadre."

Minister Elvan Also Mentioned the Minimum Wage

Speaking on Thursday, Treasury and Finance Minister Lütfi Elvan also shared his assessment on the minimum wage issue. Minister Elvan spoke at Turkey's 2023 Vision Summit. Elvan said in a statement, "One of the most sensitive issues of our President is not to pressure our citizens to inflation. We will show the necessary sensitivity on this issue, especially the minimum wage."