Is it coherent, wise, under the current sociopolitical crisis, to even consider a salary increase? | ¿Es coherente, sensato, bajo la crisis sociopolítica actual, el pensar siquiera en un incremento salarial?

By Erbol; El Potosi: Bolivian business leaders take a stance on proposed salary increases The Confederation of Private Entrepreneurs of Bolivia, through a statement released this Sunday, has expressed its rejection of proposals made by some union leaders regarding a proposed salary increase this year. In its statement, the confederation firmly rejects the declarations of…

The salary negotiation and reality | La negociación salarial y la realidad

Editorial, El Deber: The Bolivian Labor Confederation and the Government are in full negotiation over salary increases. The labor union is asking for an eight percent increase in the basic salary and a seven percent increase in the national minimum wage. This aspiration is completely detached from reality, reflecting a trend towards tightening belts in…

Blow to the Economy | Mazazo a la economía

Editorial, El Dia: In a few days, the Bolivian economy will suffer another blow when the government approves a generalized increase for the universe of wage earners, which are actually very few in this country of informal workers. Indeed, Bolivia’s extensive informality, one of the largest in the world, is the result of harmful policies…