Smig: Algeria Re-Aligns Minimum Wage and Unemployment Benefit

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By Farida O. – The Secretary General of the General Union of Algerian Workers (UGTA), Amar Takdjout, provided details on the implementation of the increase in the National Guaranteed Minimum Wage (SNMG), recently decided by the President of the Republic, Abdelmadjid Tebboune. In an interview with the Arabic-language daily Echorouk, he revealed the professional categories concerned and the expected effects of this measure, which he described as "…

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The President of the Republic, Supreme Commander of the Armed Forces and Minister of National Defence, Mr. Abdelmadjid Tebboune, chaired a meeting of the Council of Ministers on Sunday, dedicated to presentations in the hydrocarbons and mining, finance, knowledge economy, and emerging and micro-enterprise sectors. Below are the main directives adopted at the initiative of the Presidency: Revision of the guaranteed minimum wage and unemployment b…

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The Algerian Council of Ministers, chaired by Abdelmadjid Tebboune, announced on Sunday an increase in the guaranteed national minimum wage (SNMG), which will rise from 20,000 to 24,000 dinars from January 2026. This increase, the first since 2020, aims to improve the purchasing capacity of citizens in a difficult economic context. The government has also decided to increase unemployment benefit from 15,000 to 18,000 dinars per month, for more t…

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Abdelmadjid Tebboune has experienced the increase in the guaranteed minimum national wage (SNMG). Set at 20,000 dinars since 2020, it will increase to 24,000 Algerian dinars as of January 2026. The announcement, relayed in an official press release, indicates that it is the largest increase recorded in several decades. The previous one, in 2020, had only focused on an increase of 2,000 dinars.