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Listening: Swiss construction workers negotiate pay rise
Trade unions have reached an agreement providing for a general pay rise of 1.4% in 2025 in the main construction sector. Retirement at 60 will also be guaranteed.
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1,4% de salaire en plus pour les travailleurs de la construction
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All workers in the contruction sector will see their pay rise by 1.4%, trade unions Unia and Syna announced on Monday, following negotiations between the contracting parties to the National Agreement for the Main Construction Sector and the approval of the union delegates in plenary.
Some 70,000 workers are affected. Among other measures, in addition to guaranteeing retirement at 60 by adjusting financial contributions and benefits, workers will receive a full occupational pension after 20 years of contributions instead of 15.
In the end, the agreement was reached “because both parties (contractors and unions) were prepared to take a step towards each other”, noted the press release.
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