Burkina Faso has adopted a decree increasing minimum monthly wage to up $75 from $51, few days following talks between Labors Unions and the National council of private employers. Labor Unions late last month inked a deal with the country’s private employers’ Council for the increase of the salaries to weather increasing life cost. Several countries in the region members of the FR CFA grouping UEMOA have also recently hiked minimum wages. The grouping power house Cote d’Ivoire increased it by 25 per cent up from $100, 30 per cent increase in Benin up from $66.4. Togo also increased the minimum monthly wage from $58 to $86.4.

Source: The North Africa Journal July 04, 2023 11:53 UTC