P33 day c visayas wage hike derided
Sugbo-KMU chairperson Jaime Paglinawan said the increase in daily pay is insufficient to cope with the rising costs of essential goods and services.
Daily TribuneSugbo-KMU chairperson Jaime Paglinawan said the increase in daily pay is insufficient to cope with the rising costs of essential goods and services.
Labor groups in Central Visayas described yesterday as "too little, too late" the approved P33 daily wage increase for workers in the region.
The Partido Manggagawa Cebu and Sentro ng mga Nagkakaisa at Progresibong Manggagawa, and the Sugbo-KMU said the P33 increase is long overdue and falls short helping workers against inflation.
The Regional Tripartite Wages and Productivity Board 7 issued on 5 September Wage Order ROVII-24 which granted the P33 hike in daily pay of laborers in Central Visayas.
"This increase is inadequate as it cannot even buy a kilogram of rice per day. It fails to keep pace with the continuous erosion of the purchasing power in the region," said PM-Cebu spokesperson Dennis Derige.
PM Cebu, Sugbo-KMU, Sentro and other labor groups advocated for a P100 wage hike in Central Visayas.
Sugbo-KMU chairperson Jaime Paglinawan said the increase in daily pay is insufficient to cope with the rising costs of essential goods and services.
The new wage order covers non-agricultural establishments categorized from Class A to C.
The adjusted wage structure ranges from P420 to P468. Small businesses, or those with less than 10 employees(agricultural and non-agricultural sectors), will have the revised pay range from P415 to P458.
The order will take effect on 1 October this year.
