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Albania mulls minimum wage hike after three-year freeze

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TIRANA, Feb. 21 – Albania is mulling a hike in the minimum wage, currently the region’s lowest at €157, amid debates by unionists demanding a high increase after a three-year freeze and private sector employers worried over increased costs reducing the country’s competitiveness in some key sectors, such as the garment and footwear industry, Albania’s top exporter relying on low labour costs. Trade union representatives have demanded a 4,000 lek (€29) to 26,000 lek (€190) increase in the minimum wage after repeated demands for a hike were not taken into account in the past three years. Meanwhile, business representatives seem…

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