SANTO DOMINGO.-The Government announced yesterday, Monday, May 26, an increase of 30% and 25% on the national minimum wage for the tourism sector of the Dominican Republic.
According to the data released, the increase will be applied in two installments for employees in the hotel tourism sector: 15% starting June 1, 2025 , which will raise the minimum wage 19,320 15% will raise it to 21,840 , which will be applied on June 1, 2026.
bar and restaurant sector 13% increase on June 1st of this year and a 12% increase on the same date in 2026 , announced the director of the National Wage Committee (CNS), Ángel Mieses, at a meeting headed by the Minister of Labor, Eddy Olivares Ortega.
The Minister of Labor described the increase as the most significant ever made in the sector. “We are talking about 30% and 25%, respectively, for hotels, bars, and restaurants, a result, as always, of effective communication between the sectors, and that is the key to tripartism, as it has been vital for the labor peace that the Dominican Republic enjoys today.”.
The official reiterated that the country is a benchmark for tripartism , not only in Latin America, but in the world.
Meanwhile, Juan Bancalari , president of the National Association of Hotels and Tourism, emphasized that this increase demonstrates the sector's continued development. "Thanks to the Minister of Labor, Eddy Olivares, the union leaders, and my fellow business owners for reaching this agreement," he added.
Likewise, Prospero Juan, speaking on behalf of the National Union of Hotels, Restaurants, Food and Related Businesses (Unatrahorest), welcomed the consensus, which benefits hundreds of workers nationwide.
Also present at the meeting were Aguie Lendor, executive vice president of Asonahores; Ernesto Veloz, president of the Eastern Hotels Association; Omar Cepeda , of the Dominican Future Restaurant Association; Alba Russo, legal director of Asonahores; as well as the general secretary of the Autonomous Class-Based Trade Union Confederation (CASC), Gabriel del Río Doñé.
