“The wages of workers in our country are actually very low wages It does not guarantee dignity of life and the ability to respond to workers’ needs – As well as pensions with regard to retirees and pensioners,” declared Isabel Camarena.
“In our country we work and become poor. This is unacceptable, because we actually have all the conditions that guarantee a decent life for everyone.”
“There was economic growth, there was productivity growth, but all this was not accompanied by an increase in workers’ salaries,” the CGTP Secretary General noted.
“It is a fact that taxes on those who work and have worked are very high. Now, when people say that taxes in Portugal are too high, this is not true. Our tax burden (…) is lower than the European average. The question is who pays them,” the person in charge confirmed.
The European Barometer on Poverty and Instability, released on Wednesday, reveals that the situation of European workers is very worrying, especially in Portugal and Serbia.
The study highlights this Having a job does not necessarily mean being able to survive financiallyThis is a situation that affects more than a third of European workers.
The situation forces these workers to give up certain needs, such as eating enough food, traveling, or heating their homes in the winter.
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