Unions balk at floated figure
Garment worker unions on 30 September decried a preliminary, government-suggested increase to the minimum wage as being far too close to what they perceive as a lowball offer from employers.
As tripartite wage talks continue, unions said officials from the government’s Labour Advisory Committee had on 29 September offered a 5.7 per cent increase on the current minimum wage. That figure is not much different from the increase suggested by employers of 3.5 per cent, or slightly under $4.50.
