The Department of Labor and Employment in Central Visayas announced that at least 1,048 micro-establishments in Cebu province has been compliant with labor laws based on the technical and advisory visit conducted by the agency.

DoLE-7 Cebu provincial field office OIC Vicencio Lagahid on Friday disclosed that there were 749 in northern Cebu and 299 in southern Cebu micro-establishments that complied with labor laws.

He added that there are 805 MEs in northern Cebu which mostly came from San Remigio, Madridejos, Bantayan, Tuburan, and the City of Danao that joined DoLE-7's TAV sessions during the third quarter of this year, while 328 MEs joined from southern Cebu which came from the towns of Alegria, Ginatilan, Balamban and Dumanjug.

Lagahid identified 56 MEs in north Cebu and  29 MEs in south Cebu found out of non-labor compliant as they admitted as paying their employees below minimum wage.

He added that these MEs were advised either to apply the prescribed wages in the region, register under the Department of Trade and Industry's Barangay Micro Business Enterprise or apply for a wage exemption before the Regional Tripartite Wages and Productivity Board in Central Visayas.