Abstract

PAYO ESPER, Mariel I. Some considerations on the minimum wage and the dynamics of the CGT in the Wage Council in Argentina post-convertibility. Trab. soc. [online]. 2015, n.24, pp.95-108. ISSN 1514-6871.

This article tries to give a brief account of the main debates about the minimum wage issue: its possible effects on employment, the usefulness as a tool for poverty reduction, and the different forms of attachment. At the same time tries to explore which has been the role of the CGT around the definition of the minimum wage in our country, primarily reviewing their positions under the wage Council, convened in 2004 after 10 years of absence. For this we use new literature and a survey of the Argentinian newspapers "Página 12" and "La Nación" between 2002 and 2004. The few studies that examine the issue of the minimum wage do so from the point of view of its scope and usually in the context of studies on poverty and inequality, so the task becomes very important to rethink the positioning of the Trade Union Confederation during the months immediately prior to the convening of the Wage Council. This exercise invites to think about the relations between trade unions state and businessmen and the union role in the resumption of discussions on the minimum wage.

Keywords : Minimun wage; CGT; Wage Council; post-convertibility.

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