Minimum Wage Fixing Commission To Convene Tomorrow

ANKARA - The Minimum Wage Fixing Commission will hold its second meeting on November 20 to set the new minimum wage which will be valid as of January 1, 2004.
The commission will convene under the chairmanship of Ministry of Labor and Social Security Director General for Labor Cengiz Delibas.
During the first meeting, directors of the Confederation of Employers' Unions (TISK) and the Confederation of Turkish Labour Unions (Turk-Is) explained their views about the minimum wage.
The Minimum Wage Fixing Commission is comprised of five workers, five employers and five representatives of the government.
While the Turk-Is represents workers at the commission, employers are represented by the TISK.
The current net minimum wage is 225 million 999 thousand Turkish liras (TL) for workers who are above 18 years.
(UK-AY) 19.11.2003