Major problems related to country’s economy were discussed by syndicalists with IMF Chief

The board of the National Confederation of Trade Unions of Moldova (NCTUM) and the presidents of branch trade unions had Thursday, January 23, 2014, the first meeting in this year with the Chief of International Monetary Fund (IMF) Mission Max Alier, within which were discussed the major problems faced by the country’s economy with the purpose of initiation of a new Memorandum with the Government of Republic of Moldova.

The NCTUM’s Deputy-President Petru Chiriac stated about the trade unions last year achievements and mentioned they are satisfied with the improvement of the economic performances of 2013 in Republic of Moldova.

„According to the statistics data of 2013, it is noticed an economy growth, an improvement of things, which speak about a better population living standard this year. These performances encourage us to continue the fight for the good of our society, to request once again the increase of employees’ salary, so that till 2015 it would reach the living minimum wage”, Chiriac specified.

As to the labour force, the NCTUM’s Deputy-President emphasized that the young specialists can not find a job and the percentage of unemployed persons of this category is big: 14-16%. In this context, Petru Chiriac requested the IMF representative to involve in the dialogue with the Government in order to find a stimulation formula for employers which support the employment of young specialists.

President of the Federation of Carriers and Road Workers Trade Unions Boris Rojnevchi suggested the IMF representatives to involve more actively in the dialogue with the Government, especially, concerning the increase of salaries and pensions, which will lead to the decrease of migration, corruption and „informal” work.

In the same context, President of the Trade Union of Domestic Services and Goods Production Employees ”SINDINDCOMSERVICE” Ana Selina added that the population can not pay the bills for public facilities because of the low salaries and pensions, more than, the domestic services are substandard.

In its turn, the IMF Mission’s Chief Max Alier specified that the syndicalists’ requests have been heard and are legal.

”It is obvious that the financial resources are limited, but it is not specific only for Republic of Moldova, but also for the majority of countries. However, it is important for trade unions to have a social adequate dialogue with the Government and Patronages, in order to achieve the object view. We hope a lot that this year the salaries of Moldovan citizens will be increased, but everything depends on the country’s macroeconomic situation of the current year”, Max Alier stated.

Trade Unions Informational Centre