US EditionVenezuela Leader Hikes Minimum Wage Package by 26%
Delcy Rodriguez said the increase would raise the monthly minimum income to $240 as workers struggle with low pay and inflation.
- On Monday, Acting President Delcy Rodriguez announced a 26% wage increase for Venezuela's so-called 'integral minimum income,' raising it from $190 to $240 per month.
- The administration attempted to quell growing discontent over difficult living conditions, as wage stagnation left many struggling to survive economically.
- During an event addressing government supporters, the announcement drew 'applause and cries of joy' from the crowd; critics note the increase leaves most workers short of the $677 needed for a family of five.
- On April 9, police clashed with thousands of protesters who marched toward the presidential palace demanding higher salaries and pension adjustments.
- Rodriguez, who succeeded deposed leftist leader Nicolas Maduro, characterized the increase as 'the most significant,' though she faces mounting pressure to stabilize Venezuela's collapsing economy.
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Venezuela Minimum Income Jumps 26% to $240 But Base Salary Stays Frozen
Key Points —Venezuela minimum income rises to $240 a month effective May 1, up from $190 in March — a 26% jump and the largest increase since Delcy Rodríguez took office in January. —The legal salary base stays frozen at 130 bolívares ($0.27) since March 2022 — so the increase comes through bonuses that do […] The post Venezuela Minimum Income Jumps 26% to $240 But Base Salary Stays Frozen appeared first on The Rio Times.
The Association of Professors of the Central University of Venezuela (UCV) – the country’s main one – rejected this Thursday the announcement by the government of Delcy Rodríguez to increase to 240 dollars the total minimum income, considering that it deepens the desalarization of wages and pulverizes labor benefits. “To refuse to set the national minimum wage is to reiterate the continued fraud to the Constitution and the law,” said the associa…
Venezuela: Delcy Rodríguez Raises Salaries & Pensions, Wraps Up National Campaign to Demand End of US Sanctions
Caracas (OrinocoTribune.com)—Venezuela’s Acting President Delcy Rodríguez announced an increase in monthly income for public sector workers and pensioners on the eve of International Workers’ Day. Overall, so far in 2026 alone, workers’ income has increased by 66.6%, an adjustment not seen in Venezuela in recent years. In an address to the nation on Thursday, Acting President Rodríguez announced an increase in the “integral minimum income” from …
Delcy Rodríguez announced an increase in the integral minimum wage of workers in Venezuela and promised that it will continue to increase to the point of being the best in Latin America by 2030. “By 2030, we can say that we have the best salary in Latin America.” Delcy Rodríguez President Delcy Rodríguez stressed that from now on the integral minimum wage will be 240 dollars per month, that is, 117,446 Venezuelan bolívares and about 4,200 Mexica…
The President in charge of Venezuela, Delcy Rodríguez, announced today an adjustment of the integral monthly income to 240 dollars for workers and 70 dollars for pensions, and while the employees have weeks making claims on salary improvements due to high inflation. The Venezuelan government, in a presentation made this month, had reported that the total income was 190 dollars. Some unions have pointed out that the minimum wage is 130 bolívares,…
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