Poverty and warning of low wages from bosses

Due to the upsetting of the balances in the economy, the impoverishment of the people and the departure of young minds abroad also made the bosses uneasy.

Noting that monthly inflation has been rising for 51 months, Ankara Chamber of Industry (ASO) Chairman Seyit Ardıç said, “The purchasing power of households is decreasing day by day, living conditions are becoming more and more difficult. Our smart young people, who can’t earn a living, go abroad, we lose our minds,” he said.

Stating that more than 300 thousand citizens left for other countries in 2019, 2020 and 2021 due to unemployment and low wages, Ardıç said that wages should be given to employees so that they do not have a life problem.

I DON’T LIKE A JOB, I DON’T FIND A JOB!

Speaking at the ASO Assembly meeting, President Ardıç stated that the young people left the country not because they did not like work, but because they could not find a job or find a salary where they could live comfortably.

Stating that better paying job opportunities should be created in the country, Ardıç said: “High unemployment rates, high cost of living, livelihood concerns reduce their hopes of living a reasonable life in their homeland. and sadly some of our youth are leaving. Our population of young university graduates has a serious unemployment problem. We need to create job opportunities for our youth in the areas where they grow up. We need to provide wages that don’t suffer,” she said.

‘OUR MIND LEAVES’

Pointing out that specially qualified people and valuable human capital are lost in other countries, Ardıç said: “The EU and the US open their doors to trained professionals, so that they can achieve an increase in productivity. While we should increase our human capital in our own country, the departure of our skilled people, that is, the migration of our brain power, reduces our potential productivity gains. We are losing our minds, our smart young people,” he said.

WARNING FROM GERMANY

President Ardıç said that there is a shortage of more than 1 million skilled employees in Germany, and this deficit will reach 3 million people by 2030.

Noting that the German government aims to close this gap with attractive practices that will attract educated people to their country, Ardıç warned that a significant part of the gap is filled by qualified people from Turkey.

‘THE EARTHQUAKE SHOWED THE TRUTH’

Ardıç also noted that the earthquakes in Kahramanmaraş and Hatay were an important indicator in terms of bringing the country’s problems to light, saying, “This social pain reminded us of the importance of merit, quality, control and fairness in a context very traumatic way. “Economic difficulties have shown us how necessary competent and independent institutions are.”