The PCP defended Sunday that the agreement reached in social dialogue for workers is “more of the same” because there is no increase in wages, but “once again” impoverishment and “extension of the loss of purchasing power”.
“If we remove the presentation device and the decorations and see what actually comes of the agreement for the workers and for the workers, it is more of the same”Deputy Alma Rivera said in a video message sent to newsrooms.
In the communist parliamentarian’s opinion, the agreement “doesn’t touch the onerous rules” of labor law, nor does it value wages.
Adding that “there is again impoverishment, the loss of purchasing power lasts longer because what is advertised does not even compensate for inflation and it suffices to see that with the inflation pointed out, the workers have less purchasing power than the one they had in 2021”.
As for the minimum wage, Alma Rivera understood that the increase remains “below the level” that allows for survival in Portugal, and classified the measure as ‘another election promise from the PS that does not come true’.
However, the delegate stressed that not “everyone is getting poorer” because to compensate for these “inadequate” increases for workers, large companies and economic groups “get benefits to increase profits”.
“Again, the government is giving these groups free money and is giving up revenues needed for health care, education and reform, all so as not to cut the profits of those who have the most,” he stressed.
For the Communist, the accumulation of those who have the most and the impoverishment of those who work continues.
The social partners today welcomed the agreement on social dialogue reached with the government, but warned that this commitment is a starting point, given the unpredictability of the situation in the coming years.
The medium-term agreement to improve incomes, wages and competitiveness was signed today in Lisbon by the Prime Minister, António Costa, and representatives of the Confederation of Portuguese Farmers (CAP), or the Business Confederation of Portugal (CIP) , of the Confederation of Turismo de Portugal (CTP) and the General Workers’ Union (UGT).
The Confederation of Trade and Services of Portugal (CCP) signed the document before the ceremony, while the CGTP refused to formalize the agreement, claiming that the planned measures are “inadequate” to respond to the problems faced by workers, pensioners and pensioners.
BE says the agreement reached in social dialogue is synonymous with impoverishment
The coordinator of the Bloco de Esquerda (BE) stated that the agreement reached in the social dialogue is synonymous with “impoverishment” because the bosses are supported and real wages do not rise.
“The agreement signed today gives two guarantees: the bosses are supported, but real wages do not rise, this is called impoverishment,” writes Catarina Martins in a short message on the social network `Twitter’.
For the blockist, the “boss of the boss and UGT applaud” [União Geral de Trabalhadores] signs as signed the Passos Coelho agreement ten years ago [ex-primeiro-ministro eleito pelo PSD]”.
Arrival considers agreement on income “fragile, insufficient and far below” expectations
The Chega chairman considered the agreement reached in the social dialogue “fragile, insufficient and far below” what was expected in the current crisis moment and what is being done in the rest of Europe.
“It is a fragile agreement, inadequate and far behind what most European countries have been able to achieve this year,” André Ventura said in a video message sent to journalists.
In his opinion, this agreement is “another big failure of António Costa and the PS government in terms of social promotion and consultation”.
“It is only the agreement between the PS partners and those who have managed to put pressure on the PS not to make these negotiations unfeasible,” he understood.
For the Chega leader, the medium-term agreement on income, wages and competitiveness signed today in Lisbon is still “far from” what would be expected in the current crisis moment, especially, he defended, in the minimum wage , in the increase in average wage growth in the private sector and in the energy sector.
Source: DN
