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03-12-2007, 06:10 PM
Monsignor Agripino Nunez Collado has issued a call for a negotiated settlement to the current crisis between the workforce and employers on the proposed increase in the minimum wage. The good Monsignor has been called in to mediate the impasse, and the hope is that some sort of a deal can now be worked out. Nunez Collado called on both sides to refrain from doing anything rash and to wait for the dialogue to begin. The National Council for Private Business (CONEP), the Ministry of Labor and the labor unions are set to meet this week to deal with the issues surrounding the workers' demands for a 25% wage increase. Monsignor Nunez said that he hoped to be able to reach a "fair and reasonable" solution. Meanwhile, union spokesperson Rafael Abreu said that labor leaders would be meeting at the National Center for Union Unity headquarters this morning to discuss the latest events. The workers are planning to march on Wednesday to reinforce their demands for a 25% wage increase for all workers who earn up to RD$30,000 per month.
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