The minimum wage will be 35,012 dinars (EUR 298) from 2022 onwards, which is a 9.4% increase from 2021 when it amounted to 32,000 dinars (EUR 272). However, at the meeting of the Economic and Social Council, no agreement was reached with the trade unions, who demanded a bigger increase. The president of the Federation of Independent Trade Unions of Serbia (SSSS) said that the trade union cannot accept this proposal: “Until the minimum wage equals the minimum consumer basket, we will not agree.”
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