Social Partners Agree to Start Talks on New Social Agreement

Ljubljana, 14 October - The Economic and Social Council, a forum bringing together the government, employers and trade unions, agreed on Wednesday to start talks on a new version of the existing social agreement that would, among other things, raise the minimum wage.

Ljubljana Session of the Economic and Social Council, a forum bringing together representatives of the employers, trade unions and government. Photo: Tamino Petelinsek/STA

Ljubljana
Session of the Economic and Social Council, a forum bringing together representatives of the employers, trade unions and government.
Photo: Tamino Petelinsek/STA

Ljubljana Session of the Economic and Social Council, a forum bringing together representatives of the employers, trade unions and government. Photo: Tamino Petelinsek/STA

Ljubljana
Session of the Economic and Social Council, a forum bringing together representatives of the employers, trade unions and government.
Photo: Tamino Petelinsek/STA

Ljubljana Session of the Economic and Social Council, a forum bringing together representatives of the employers, trade unions and government. Photo: Tamino Petelinsek/STA

Ljubljana
Session of the Economic and Social Council, a forum bringing together representatives of the employers, trade unions and government.
Photo: Tamino Petelinsek/STA

Ljubljana Session of the Economic and Social Council, a forum bringing together representatives of the employers, trade unions and government. Photo: Tamino Petelinsek/STA

Ljubljana
Session of the Economic and Social Council, a forum bringing together representatives of the employers, trade unions and government.
Photo: Tamino Petelinsek/STA

Ljubljana Pergam trade union boss Dusan Rebolj at a session of the Economic and Social Council, a forum bringing together representatives of the employers, trade unions and government. Photo: Tamino Petelinsek/STA

Ljubljana
Pergam trade union boss Dusan Rebolj at a session of the Economic and Social Council, a forum bringing together representatives of the employers, trade unions and government.
Photo: Tamino Petelinsek/STA

Ljubljana Session of the Economic and Social Council, a forum bringing together representatives of the employers, trade unions and government. Photo: Tamino Petelinsek/STA

Ljubljana
Session of the Economic and Social Council, a forum bringing together representatives of the employers, trade unions and government.
Photo: Tamino Petelinsek/STA

Ljubljana ZZZS trade union confederation president Dusan Semolic at a session of the Economic and Social Council, a forum bringing together representatives of the employers, trade unions and government. Photo: Tamino Petelinsek/STA

Ljubljana
ZZZS trade union confederation president Dusan Semolic at a session of the Economic and Social Council, a forum bringing together representatives of the employers, trade unions and government.
Photo: Tamino Petelinsek/STA

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