Hego Euskal Herria workers have lost 13,968 euros since 2008
- Wages have risen 4.2 points lower than prices between 2008 and 2020, according to a recent report published by ELA. The union denounces that in times of crisis the working class suffered the most and that in subsequent economic growth previous wages were not recovered either. The gap between the lowest and highest wages is increased by 33%.
According to the ELA report "Wage developments in Hego Euskal Herria: impoverishment and precariousness", the salaries of the staff of Hego Euskal Herria have risen 4.2 points lower than the prices, which has suffered a loss of 13,968 euros. The data come from the information published by the Provincial Council of Gipuzkoa, as the other two Basque Members and the Government of Navarra do not make them public. ELA has observed a similar evolution throughout the Basque Country and has extended the data of Gipuzkoa to four territories.
In times of crisis (2008-2013), there is no shortage of excuses for lowering labour wage costs, and the report concludes that premature wages are not recovered in times of economic growth. From that first year to 2020 the gap between people with lower wages and those with higher incomes has increased by 33%. Currently, the highest wages are 51 times higher than the lowest.
Among the most vulnerable are levels and levels. Women earn 23.3% less than men (EUR 6,875 less per year). On the other hand, migrants have paid half of what the rest of the population perceived between 2008 and 2020.
According to the results of the report, young workers have been the worst hit in times of crisis. The wages of those under 25 do not reach the Interprofessional Minimum Wage SMI. ELA has calculated 14 monthly payments and workers in this age group received EUR 612 per month. By 2020 the SMI was 950 euros, 338 euros less than the SMI.
Compared to the rest of Europe, the wages of Hego Euskal Herria are generally lower. On average, in the CAPV they fall 6.5% and in Navarre 14.2%.
There are no official data for the last two years, but ELA has been based on inflation figures and concluded that purchasing power has been further reduced to the working class. The National Institute of Statistics has obtained data from the second quarter of this year through the quarterly labour cost survey. Wage costs in Navarre and the CAPV have risen by less than 2%, while the CPI average has been 9%, i.e. 7.1 and 7.5 points above the increase in wage costs.
By pooling the figures, ELA has included a list of proposals in the report. Firstly, it requires a minimum wage of EUR 1,400 to guarantee purchasing power and the CPI of the previous year. On the other hand, set a ceiling for a maximum income that takes into account all sources of income of the person, on which a 100% tax rate would apply.
On the other hand, it calls for steps to be taken to reduce working hours to 35 hours, with the aim of limiting in the future to 32 hours.
To put an end to precariousness, ELA calls, among other things, for a contract of at least 20 hours a week to avoid the poverty of part-time work, for resources to be provided for the stability of subcontracted workers or for greater supervision of working conditions to ensure good occupational health.
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