Following months of negotiations three unions for the metal industry – Türk Metal, Birleşik Metal İş, and Özçelik-İş –secured a substantial wage increase. The total wage rise in the first six months stands at 98%. Including social benefits, this increase reaches an impressive 105.1 %. The key elements of the agreement reached on 17 January 2024 are: a pay rise that compensates metal workers for the country’s extraordinary inflation, including guarantees for the entire two-year period of the agreement, special wage increases for the lowest paid, improved overtime compensation on public holidays, extra leaves for parents.
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