Towards a 24-hour warning strike in the construction industry

The commerce unions PEO, SEK and DEOK don’t settle for the framework introduced by the Minister of Labor relating to the renewal of the Collective Settlement within the Development Trade, since, as they introduced at present, it doesn’t present instant options to the problems of the sector, with the three guilds to announce that they’ll suggest to the Basic Assemblies of the Builders the conclusion of a 24-hour warning strike, the date of which can be determined by the Councils of the Builders Guilds, relying on the developments.

Of their announcement, the three commerce unions notice that the Councils of the Builders' Unions that met at present, after inspecting the scenario because it has developed because the begin of the negotiations for the renewal of the Collective Settlement within the Development Trade till at present, and after the intervention of the Minister of Labor, determined that the framework introduced by the Minister of Labor orally, as it’s, can’t be accepted by the labor aspect, because it doesn’t present direct options to the problems of the sector.

The commerce unions remind that very early, about 2 years in the past, they despatched their requests to the employers' aspect, giving specific weight with their content material to the struggle towards the phenomenon of labor deregulation within the building sector, which strongly impacts staff within the sector , the really skilled contractors, and the social funds of the state.

“Sadly, our requests didn’t discover a response and at present we reached the purpose, primarily based on an investigation by the Ministry of Labor, that it’s established that hundreds of staff within the building business are paid wages that don’t in any manner strategy the minimal wages agreed within the Collective Settlement. Extra particularly, round 40% of workers are paid lower than 1200 euros per 30 days, with numerous them being paid lower than 1000 euros”, notice PEO, SEK and DEOK, indicating that the above discovering reinforces the correctness of their demand, because the labor aspect, to take measures that can contribute to the implementation of the agreed minimal wages, included within the Collective Settlement of the Development Trade, with particular legislative rules, and with different particular selections.

“Sadly, our expertise has confirmed that, whereas there have been particular agreements up to now, the Ministry of Labor and the employer aspect by no means acted within the route of what was agreed, because of which these unacceptable phenomena seem at present”, they add, explaining that that’s the reason any settlement that could be reached ought to bind the events in a particular manner, that they’ll act to advertise and implement the agreed upon.

Primarily based on the above, PEO, SEK and DEOK take into account that within the time we’re going by way of, and with the information they’ve of their arms to this point, they’ll solely advocate to the employees of the Development Trade who will meet in Basic Assemblies in 10 days from at present, and extra particularly on Thursday, July 25, 2024, as they determine to hold out a 24-hour warning strike.

As famous, the precise date of the strike can be determined by the Councils of the Builders' Unions, relying on the developments, every time that is deemed obligatory.

The three commerce union organizations specific the hope that the developments that can observe within the subsequent time period, will permit avoiding the dynamic measures, to be able to prevail labor peace.