TRADE UNION TO SURVEY LOW-INCOME PEOPLE

Ulaanbaatar /MONTSAME/ At a meeting of the Confederation of Mongolian Trade Unions on Wednesday, officials announced that a survey on low-wage households is to be completed by this May. The survey is to cover many prominent issues such as general salaries' level and ways to increase them, real impact of the recent pension rise on livelihoods of the elders. The survey team, together with the Authority for Fair Competition and Customer Protection, are planning to analyze the current commodity prices as well as implementation of the Minimum salary law at the private enterprises. This spring, the Confederation will run a series of meetings and discussions with its members and citizens in order to include their opinions and offers in the ongoing survey.