In 2023, the trade unions will focus on the development of wages. A real wage increase is needed, an automatic cost-of-living indexation and at least CHF 5,000 (€ 4,987) monthly wages for apprentices. Unskilled workers should receive at least CHF 4,500 (€ 4,488). The Swiss Trade Union Confederation SGB acknowledges that there have been wage increases in many sectors. But the pay gap with price increases is widening again. According to the SGB distribution report, workers with low and medium wages now receive less in real terms than in 2016.
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