賃上(ちんあ)げ

ちんあげ
noun
wage increase; pay raise
businesswork
1. wage increase; pay raise
An increase in wages or salary, typically negotiated between employers and employees or their unions.
賃上(ちんあ)げを要求(ようきゅう)する。
To demand a wage increase.
今年(ことし)の春闘(しゅんとう)では大幅(おおはば)な賃上(ちんあ)げが実現(じつげん)した。
Significant wage increases were achieved in this year's spring labor negotiations.
If wage increases that match rising prices are not implemented, life will only become harder.

賃上(ちんあ)げ is a compound of 賃(ちん) (wages) and 上(あ)げ (raising). The opposite is 賃下(ちんさ)げ (wage cut).

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This word appears frequently in news about labor relations, especially during the annual 春闘(しゅんとう) (spring labor offensive), when Japanese unions negotiate wages with employers.