Burkinabe Prime Minister Jean Emmanuel Ouedraogo chaired the annual government-union meeting in Ouagadougou on Thursday, an opportunity to highlight the social progress achieved, including a significant increase in the minimum wage.
The prime minister was chairing the opening of the annual meeting between the government and union organisations on Thursday, focusing on social dialogue and improving working conditions.
This consultation made it possible to take stock of the progress achieved in 2023-2024, in particular the increase in the minimum wage from 30,684 CFA francs ($51) to 45,000 CFA francs ($75) and the
adoption of several executive orders regulating union relations in the civil service.
Thirty-one union grievances will be examined during this meeting, announced the PM, who called on union representatives to take into account the particular security context the country is going through.
The spokesperson for the Union of Trade Union Action (UAS), El Hadj Inoussa Nana, welcomed the progress made while stressing the persistence of other challenges to be met.
The meeting took place in the presence of several members of the government and union leaders, in a spirit of constructive dialogue for the development of the country.
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