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The Associated Labor Unions on Tuesday urged the House of Representatives to legislate a P150 across-the-board daily wage recovery increase for all private-sector workers this Labor Day.
“For 35 years since the last legislated wage increase in 1989, labor productivity in the Philippines increased exponentially, while minimum wages stagnated or even declined in some regions. Where is the social justice guaranteed by our Constitution, which provides for the right of labor to its just share in the fruits of production?” ALU president Michael Democrito Mendoza said.
The labor group added that current minimum wages do not even reach their region’s monthly poverty threshold for a family of five. Moreover, the Department of Labor and Employment is also organizing several job fairs in 96 areas, involving 1,901 participating employers and offering 154,470 jobs as part of the May 1 celebration.
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