Wage arrears in Ukraine grow 32.4% in 2017

Arrears in wage payments across Ukraine as of January 2018 grew by 32.4% from January 1, 2017, to UAH 2.37 billion (US$87.6 million).

At the same time, in December 2017, they shrank by 8.8% against November 2017, the State Labor Service reported.

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It is noted that arrears on wages totaling UAH 993.3 million ($36.7 million) to 182,600 workers were paid off upon demand of government labor inspectors.

As UNIAN reported earlier, arrears in payment of wages in Ukraine as of January 2018 totaled UAH 2.368 billion, including UAH 1.27 billion in wage arrears at economically active enterprises, according to the State Statistics Service.