Belgium
The SETCA/BBTK services trade union has set out some of the key issues it thinks should feature in the trade unions' demands in the forthcoming negotiations over the national agreement for 2006-2007. Above all it argues that an important theme of the negotiations should be solidarity among all workers whether currently active or not. The union's background note on the negotiations points out that economic growth is reasonable at 2.7% while company profits grew by 45% between 19 and 2004. Top managers saw their pay increase by 12% last year and a director of a company quoted on the stock exchange is paid on average €1.5 million. SETCA/BBTK wants to see an increase in the minimum wage which is currently €1,310 for workers aged 22 and over (there are lower rates for different ages under 22). The minimum wage is increased each year in line with the general increase in salaries. However, it has not been increased since 1993.
Read more at > SETCA (FR)
And at > BBTK (NL)
