KYIV, Aug 20 – The initiative of President Volodymyr Zelensky to raise the minimum wage is supported by the Federation of Trade Unions of Ukraine, First Deputy Chairman of the Joint Representative Body of Trade Union Associations, Deputy Chairman of the Federation of Trade Unions of Ukraine Oleksandr Shubin has said.

"Regarding the proposals made by the head of state today, the trade unions have analyzed these indicators, and here, analyzing these figures, we rely on the provisions of the General Deal, which we signed in 2019 with the government authorities and employers. Due to the norms of this General Deal, when determining the level the minimum wage we proceeding from two indicators: the first is that the minimum wage cannot be lower than the actual subsistence rate of an able-bodied person. According to the latest data from the Ministry of Social Policy, the actual subsistence rate is UAH 5,150, " Shubin told Interfax-Ukraine on Thursday.