The Central Visayas wage board attributed the increase to 3 petitions filed before their office that cited increasing cost of basic goods and commodities
CEBU, Philippines – The Regional Tripartite Wages and Productivity Board in Central Visayas announced on Wednesday, September 13, that a uniform increase of P33 for all minimum wage earners in private establishments in the region has been granted.
The previously set daily minimum wage in Central Visayas was P435 for non-agricultural workers and P425 for agricultural workers in Class A cities such as Cebu City, Lapu-Lapu City, and Mandaue City. In Class C or municipalities not covered under Class A and B, the minimum wage is P420 for non-agricultural workers and P415 for agricultural workers.
They explained that upward adjustments are expected to be made for workers at the enterprise level due to the corrections of the wage distortion.The Partido Manggagawa and Sentro ng mga Nagkakaisa at Progresibong Manggagawa said in a press release sent to Rappler that the P33 wage increase failed to meet the principal demands for wage recovery and the living wage of the petitioners in the region which amount to P100 per day.Di ni kapalit bisag usa ka kilo ng bugas matag adlaw.
In 2022, labor leaders called the Metro Manila and Western Visayas wage board’s approval of a P33-wage increase “According to the RTWPB VII, the increase resulted from 3 petitions that were filed before their office. The same petitions cited the increasing cost of basic goods and commodities as a basis for the wage hike.
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