In Tajikistan, wage debts have risen 23.5 million somoni in seven months to July 31, reaching 60.6 million somoni (equivalent to some 5.9 million U.S. dollars), according to the Agency for Statistics under the President of Tajikistan.
The highest wag debts have been reported in the construction sector – 18.3 million somoni, mining industry – 14.5 million somoni, processing industry – 8.1 million somoni, as well as in the agrarian sector, forestry and fishery – 2.4 million somoni.
The current average monthly wage in Tajikistan is 1,447 somoni (equivalent to 140 U.S. dollars).
The current minimum monthly wage in Tajikistan is 400.00 somoni.
In Tajikistan, the highest average monthly wage has been reported in the financial sector – 3,171 somoni.
The lowest average monthly wage has been reported in the agrarian sector – 523 somoni.
Recall, the Minister of Labor, Migration and Employment, Ms. Gulrou Jabborzoda, told reporters in Dushanbe on July 23 that over the first six months of this year, disciplinary and administrative action was imposed upon heads of 38 organizations and enterprises and they were fined a total of 49,176 somoni, the minister noted.
“Over the same six-month period, more than 3.5 million somoni of wage debts have been reimbursed,” Jabborzoda noted.
According to data from the Ministry of Labor, Migration and Employment, the current average monthly wage in Tajikistan rose 2.5 percent in a year to June 30, reaching 1,368.9 somoni.
In the territorial cross section, the highest average monthly wage was reported in Dushanbe – 2,045.9 somoni. Dushanbe is followed by the Gorno Badakhshan Autonomous Region (GBAO) – 1,239.4 somoni, Sughd province – 1,221.1 somoni, districts subordinate to the center – 1,149.7 somoni, and Khatlon province – 1,045.5 somoni.
“However, an average real monthly wage of each employee has decline 3.9 percent over the reporting period,” the minister noted.
