Tunisia: Top Arab and African Country for Minimum Wages
10 February 2009
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Tunisia ranked first among Arab and African countries for minimum wages in 2007. It is also among the top thirty countries worldwide.
This is according to statistics published by the International Labour Office (ILO) during the 304th session of its Governing Body held in Geneva from March 5 to 27, 2009.
Tunisia's minimum wage, measured in purchasing power parity (PPP), is around 400 dollars, compared to an average of 100 to 120 dollars in Africa and Asia, and a global average of around 220 dollars.
These statistics support measures to ensure equitable participation in the fruits of progress for everyone and a minimum living wage for those employed.
They were based on updated data from over one hundred countries, including statistics on minimum wage levels, in absolute and relative terms, compared to both GDP per capita and average wages.
Tunisia's leading position among Arab and African countries and its honorable global ranking in minimum wages is the result of a coherent wage policy based on the balance between economic development and social progress.
This policy has been facilitated since 1987 by the tradition of dialogue between all social partners and the promotion of contractual policy.
In this context, a three-year program to increase wages for workers in the public sector and in private companies subject to collective agreements has been in place since 1990. Regular revisions of sectoral collective agreements have also helped maintain a healthy social climate in companies and strengthen employees' purchasing power.
Posted on April 27, 2009
infotunisie.com
This is according to statistics published by the International Labour Office (ILO) during the 304th session of its Governing Body held in Geneva from March 5 to 27, 2009.
Tunisia's minimum wage, measured in purchasing power parity (PPP), is around 400 dollars, compared to an average of 100 to 120 dollars in Africa and Asia, and a global average of around 220 dollars.
These statistics support measures to ensure equitable participation in the fruits of progress for everyone and a minimum living wage for those employed.
They were based on updated data from over one hundred countries, including statistics on minimum wage levels, in absolute and relative terms, compared to both GDP per capita and average wages.
Tunisia's leading position among Arab and African countries and its honorable global ranking in minimum wages is the result of a coherent wage policy based on the balance between economic development and social progress.
This policy has been facilitated since 1987 by the tradition of dialogue between all social partners and the promotion of contractual policy.
In this context, a three-year program to increase wages for workers in the public sector and in private companies subject to collective agreements has been in place since 1990. Regular revisions of sectoral collective agreements have also helped maintain a healthy social climate in companies and strengthen employees' purchasing power.
Posted on April 27, 2009
infotunisie.com
