DOLE reports 8 wage petitions
DOLE reports 8 wage petitions still being heard
Labor and Employment Secretary Rosalinda D. Baldoz yesterday reported that there are still eight wage petitions pending with other Regional Tripartite Wages and Productivity Boards (RTWPBs) nationwide.
“There are at least eight petitions pending. The petitions range from P50 to P128.60 across-the-board daily wage increase, and RTWPBs concerned are currently holding a series of sectoral consultations and public hearings on said petitions,” Baldoz, in a news release, said.
The DOLE chief said the RTWPBs of Region 7 and CARAGA Region are in the advanced stages of consultations and deliberations and are expected to issue their wage orders soon.
Earlier, the RTWPB in the National Capital Region had issued Wage Order No. 15 granting a P22.00 daily wage hike to all NCR minimum wage earners in the private sector.
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