CGTP study: Almost 60% of women earned under €1,000
Expresso and Observador report a CGTP study finding that nearly 60% of employed women had base salaries of €1,000 or less in November 2025, a share higher than for men. The coverage frames the result as evidence of persistent gender pay gaps and low pay concentration among women, which has implications for social policy and wages debates. Policymakers and employers should note the figure as they consider pay policy or targeted support; residents tracking household finances may find this relevant for local labour-market expectations.
Update: Media report: CGTP finds nearly 60% of women earned ≤ €1,000
Both Expresso and Observador published the CGTP study results showing that in November 2025 nearly six in ten employed women had base pay at or below €1,000, a proportion higher than for men. The stories frame the finding as relevant to ongoing discussions on pay policy and targeted support.
The General Confederation of the Portuguese Workers (CGTP – Confederação Geral dos Trabalhadores Portugueses) is Portugal’s largest trade-union confederation, grouping most unions in manufacturing, public services and many other sectors.
Founded clandestinely in 1970 as “Intersindical” under the dictatorship, it emerged publicly after the 1974 Carnation Revolution and was legalised in 1975. It has been central to virtually all major labour struggles since then, from defending collective bargaining and the 40‑hour week to leading general strikes against austerity and labour‑law rollbacks.
CGTP is historically close to the Portuguese Communist Party and has a class‑struggle, anti‑neoliberal profile, strongly critical of EU and government policies seen as undermining workers’ rights. It favours grassroots mobilisation and strikes over compromise, often refusing national social‑pact deals that the more centrist UGT is willing to sign.
In today’s Portugal, CGTP remains a key actor in wage bargaining, labour‑law debates and national protests; together with UGT it called the first joint general strike in years in December 2025, signalling its continuing capacity to organise mass action.
CGTP (Confederação Geral dos Trabalhadores Portugueses – Intersindical Nacional) regularly publishes studies and proposals on labor market conditions, wages, working time, and employment rights. These reports are used to support the union confederation's negotiating positions with the government and employers.
CGTP studies typically cover topics such as minimum wage adequacy, working hours reform, collective bargaining trends, social security sustainability, and the impact of proposed labor law changes on workers. The confederation uses this research to advocate for positions in tripartite social dialogue (Concertação Social) alongside the UGT union confederation and employer groups.
These publications are significant because they often shape public debate ahead of labor reforms and can influence the pace and direction of legislative changes.
