‘Laughable’: Labor groups slam meager P35 minimum wage increase in Metro Manila

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‘Laughable’: Labor groups slam meager P35 minimum wage increase in Metro Manila
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'Our minimum wages do not amount to liveable wages,' says labor group SENTRO

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Service and retail establishments employing 15 or less workers, and manufacturing establishments regularly employing less than 10 workers: P573 to P608.The release of the Department of Labor and Employment said that the 5.7% minimum wage increas was based on wage determinations, as well as the three petitions filed by various labor groups amid escalating prices of basic goods and commodities.“Theis expected to directly benefit around 988,243 minimum wage earners in NCR. About 1.

“You know the worth of your labor and more importantly, the value of your personal life and needs. And while this laughable P35 increase may be a setback, so long as we persevere, the fight for a higher wage continues,” the group said.

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