THE Philippines’ largest labor federation said on Thursday that it filed a petition for a P418 pay increase in Davao, which would bring the region’s daily minimum wage to P814.
The Trade Union Congress of the Philippines cited in its petition that the last wage hike in Region 11 took effect in February 2019.
Of the five provinces in the region, Davao Occidental’s poverty rate was 31.7%, while Davao Oriental’s was 24.5%. “Our minimum wage earners and their families fell below the poverty level even before the Ukraine-Russia conflict and the succeeding oil price hikes that are now pushing up the prices of basic goods and services,” Mr. Mendoza said.
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