It concerns millions of employees: The first minimum wage statement from Türk-İş

While millions of workers continue to wait for the minimum wage to be valid in 2027, all eyes are on the meeting calendar of the Minimum Wage Determination Commission.

While it has not yet been announced when the talks will start, the first statement before the new term came from Türk-İş, which did not participate in the commission talks last year.

Türk-İş stated that its objections to the structure of the commission were not met and that a decision has not been made yet on whether it will attend the meetings this year.

“NO STEP HAS BEEN CAME FROM THE MINISTRY YET”

According to the news of BirGün; Türk-İş Deputy Chairman Ramazan Ağar said that there has been no step from the Ministry of Labor and Social Security regarding the structure of the commission.

Ağar said, "We have something in mind about the minimum wage, but we could not fully agree on it. We did not participate in the negotiations last term, and this term, we have not taken any steps from the commission yet. There is no information or request from the Ministry. Ergün, the President is also waiting."

TÜRK-İŞ'S COMMISSION OBJECTION CONTINUES

Last year, Türk-İş criticized the structure of the Minimum Wage Determination Commission and decided not to participate in the negotiations.

The workers' side had argued that the influence of worker representatives in determining the wage was limited and that the result was reached with the votes of the Ministry and employer representatives.

Stating that there were no changes in the structure of the commission this year, Ağar said, "We had objections to the structure of the commission last year. No steps have been taken regarding this this year. It is not even clear whether we will participate or not, and that is why our road map is not clear. Last year's situation is the same for us this year."

THERE ARE 15 MEMBERS IN THE COMMISSION

Minimum Wage Determination Commission; It consists of a total of 15 members, five each from workers, employers and the government.

The workers are represented by Türk-İş, the employers are represented by the Confederation of Turkish Employers' Associations (TİSK), and the government is represented by the Ministry of Labor and Social Security.

While decisions are taken by majority vote in the commission, the minimum wage figure traditionally comes to the agenda in the last meetings of the negotiations.

The negotiation schedule to determine the new minimum wage is expected to be clarified towards the end of the year.