As the Ukrainian parliament debates the 2007 budget, the Ukrainian Trade Union Federation (FPU) won support from the president to get a significant increase in the minimum wage and minimum pension. The FPU also reports that the president supports measures to improve social dialogue in the country by establishing a legal framework for social dialogue at national, regional and local level.
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Unions win president's backing on minimum wage and social dialogue
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