The CHP asked for an additional 3-month ban on the layoff, which will end on July 17. CHP Deputy Chairman Veli Ağbaba called on the government to receive a 12-item economic measure package and said, “The wages of workers who benefit from short-time working allowance should not be deducted from the unemployment benefit they will benefit from later, and the 3-year 450 days premium and 60-day uninterrupted service condition should be terminated.” ‘ said.
FOOD TAX REMOVED
Reminding that there is 132 billion lira in the Unemployment Insurance Fund, Ağbaba also asked for the workers who were granted unpaid leave to pay 2,324 lira per month at the minimum wage level. He suggested that the income losses of 2 million 413 thousand people working in 252.690 workplaces, whose activities were stopped during the pandemic process, should be covered by the government from the unemployment insurance fund. Ağbaba also made the following requests:
– Unemployment Insurance Fund should be allocated only to employees. It should be prevented from being used as an incentive for employers and public banks.
– Workers who work informally and lose their jobs should be provided with a minimum wage level.
– Family insurance practice should be implemented in order to provide a livelihood for all citizens. – Taxes on basic consumption and needs should be removed.
– Instead of irregular and arbitrary social benefits, family insurance should be implemented in order to provide a livelihood for all citizens.
Veli Ağbaba
‘MINIMUM FEE MUST BE DETERMINED’
Veli Ağbaba stated that the purchasing power of the minimum wage, which was determined as net 2 thousand 324 lira at the beginning of the year, decreased before the half of the year, “The Minimum Wage Determination Commission should meet for the second time in 2020 and the minimum wage should be determined again for the employees. The tax cut from the minimum wage should also be stopped. ”
“Covid-19 should be included in occupational accident and occupational disease,” pointed out that the rents, invoices and credit debts of citizens suffering from loss of income due to the outbreak should be covered by the government.
