Workers' Groups Ask SC to Lift Restraining Order Against P85 Minimum Wage Increase
Labor groups say the TRO blocks a P85 wage hike affecting 1.1 million workers and ask the high court to restore the increase.
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Labor groups ask SC to lift TRO on P85 Metro Manila minimum wage hike
Labor groups on Wednesday filed a petition urging the Supreme Court to junk the temporary restraining order (TRO) on the implementation of the P85 minimum wage increase in Metro Manila.
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'TRO on wage hike illegal'
THE University of the Philippines Law Center Workers and Employees Program (UP Law Center-WEP) said that the temporary restraining order (TRO) issued by the Pasig City Regional Trial Court (Pasig-RTC) stopping the implementation of the minimum wage hike in Metro Manila is contrary to law, jurisprudence, and the Constitution.“Without rule of law, social justice remains elusive for Filipino workers,” it said, noting that courts cannot simultaneo…
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