On 18 May, just a week before a team from the International Monetary Fund (IMF) was due to call, the national wages committee (CNS) approved a 17% increase in the minimum wage, the biggest increase for decades. It comes after months of negotiations between unions and employers, which gave rise to a number of nationwide strikes. The talks became gridlocked as labour unions demanded a 30% minimum wage increase, while the national employers' confederation was offering only a 10% increase.
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