Romanian Govt Cannot Accept Economically Unfeasible Demands - PM

Boc reiterated that state employees, whose wages were cut by 25% following austerity measures, will recover a part of the money taken from their salaries next year.

Romanian Democratic Union Confederation (CSDR) leader Iacob Baciu said earlier Saturday that the prime minister pledged that a new social dialogue law, as well as a work inspection law, will be drawn up by November 5. He said the new social dialogue act will be an organic law which will set the rights and obligations of social dialogue committee members.

Baciu said authorities pledged that Work Inspection checkup teams will also include unionists, adding protocols will be signed in this respect.

The union leader said the prime minister's proposition to set the minimum wage at 640 lei (EUR1=RON4.2672) was rejected by union representatives who demanded a RON750 minimum wage. He highlighted that the prime minister tasked the Labor Ministry and the Finance Ministry with reanalyzing salary quotients.

CSDR representatives told the prime minister that unionists will not renounce protests.

The leaders of Romania's major trade union confederations decided Thursday to hold joint protests, meaning the rally planned for October 7 might be postponed to allow more time to mobilize 70,000-80,000 people.

Cartel Alfa president Bogdan Hossu said each confederation will consult its members about future protest action, and the leaders will meet again on Monday and decide on a joint strategy. He said the unionists' demands concern minimum wage, new jobs, the pension law and public sector wage law.

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