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Tomorrow at 8:00 a.m., employees from Sofia's public transport will stage a protest in the "Druzhba" district, disrupting several bus lines, as announced by the Confederation of Independent Trade Unions in Bulgaria (CITUB). The demonstration, organized by the Federation of Transport Trade Unions, aims to press for a 30% wage increase across four municipal transport companies in Sofia.

The Confederation of Independent Trade Unions in Bulgaria insist that in 2022  minimum wage in the country should amount to BGN 764 and the average to be BGN 1,729.

The Confederation of Independent Trade Unions in Bulgaria (CITUB) proposes that the 60/40 job retention scheme (where the government pays 60 per cent of the wage bill and the employer, 40 per cent) become 75/100, CITUB Executive Secretary Asya Goneva commented for BTA on Monday ahead of this week's meeting of the National Council for Tripartite Cooperation that will focus on this measure.

At a meeting in the Council of Ministers, representatives of business, government and trade unions signed important agreements.

More than BGN 200 million will be allocated for hospital care by 2020, the government announced. This happened after a meeting at the Council of Ministers with the CITUB and the Health Minister Kiril Ananiyev and against the background of a national protest by medical professionals.

Tomorrow, Saturday, September 28, at 11:30 am, in the CITUB building - 11th floor, a press conference will be held for the NATIONAL PROTEST OF PHYSICIANS AND HEALTH CARE SPECIALISTS.

CITUB Vice-President Plamen Nankov introduced the VOX KNSB mobile application, which collects signals for incorrect and good employers. This was announced at a press conference, which was also attended by the NRA and the Labor Inspectorate, BTA reports.

Yordanka Fandakova will propose to the Sofia City Council to adopt an agreement for lifting the salaries of the drivers in the public transport with 10% for three consecutive years, Econ.bg. The Mayor's proposal is after a meeting today with the leaders of the Confederation of Independent Trade Unions and the Confederation of Labour ''Podkrepa''.

The rise in the price of water is inevitable, but it is important how fast it is done and how the socially disadvantaged and the workers in the sector will be protected.

The average wage in Bulgaria should increase by between 12 and 15% in 2019. This expectation was made by the leaders of Confederation of Independent Trade Unions of Bulgaria and Confederation of Labour Podkrepa during a meeting with the business and the government, reports Darik.