The measure will impact 421,873 workers, for a total of approximately 9.5% of the country's total employed population.
SANTO DOMINGO.– Effective May 1st, President Luis Abinader today announced a 24% salary increase for workers in the construction industry, one of the main pillars of the country's economy.
The salary increase includes plumbers, bricklayers, electricians, carpenters, painters, and other workers, and will be implemented in two installments. The first increase, of 21%, will be effective from May 1st, International Workers' Day, and the remaining 3% will be applied from October 1st, as detailed by the president.
Neither Abinader nor the Minister of Labor, Luis Miguel De Camps, gave details of the new salaries that will be earned after the 24 percent increase is applied.
Regarding the minimum wages they had and the proportion of the increase, De Camps said that "later" they will issue the resolutions where the different wages earned by construction workers are established.
During his speech, the minister highlighted that this is the largest increase for the sector in recent years and that it adds to the more than 14 increases that have been achieved during this administration.
He also stated that this measure will impact some 421,873 workers, which is equivalent to about 9.5% of the total employed in the country.
De Camps emphasized that construction is one of the pillars of the economy and that it is the sector that represents the largest percentage of workers in the country.
