P50 Wage Hike Approved for Workers in Metro Manila

P50 wage hike approved for workers in Metro Manila

MANILA, Philippines — The regional wage board has approved a P50 wage hike for private sector workers in the National Capital Region (NCR), the Department of Labor and Employment said on Monday. Labor groups, however, said the increase in wages was just loose change while a progressive teachers’ group called it a “grossly inadequate response”

Metro Manila workers to get P50 wage hike

AN additional P50 will be received by minimum wage earners in the private sector in the National Capital Region (NCR) starting middle of July, the Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) announced on Monday.In a statement, DOLE Secretary Bienvenido Laguesma said the increase was unanimously approved by the NCR Regional Tripartite Wages and Productivity Board (RTWPB) through Wage Order 26 and will benefit some 1.2 million workers.Laguesma said …

'Drop in the bucket': Labor groups say P50 hike in NCR minimum wage not enough

MANILA, Philippines – Labor groups expressed dismay over the P50 daily increase in Metro Manila minimum wage, the first regional hike since the across-the-board proposals languished in the 19th Congress. Metro Manila’s Regional Tripartite Wages and Productivity Board (RTWPB) has approved a P50 minimum wage increase, the Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) announced on Monday, June 30. This brings the daily minimum wage rate in Metro Manila…

Solon on P50 wage hike in NCR: Barya na naman

Kamanggagawa party-list Rep. Eli San Fernando said the P50 hike in the minimum wage in the National Capital Region (NCR) announced by the wage board was "small change" (barya).

P50 minimum wage hike approved for Metro Manila

The hike translates to an additional P1,100 per month.