Workers from Caraga are set to receive minimum wage hikes following the unanimous affirmation of the National Wages and Productivity Commission (NWPC), the Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) reported Tuesday.
The Regional Tripartite Wages and Productivity Board (RTWPB) granted on 13 December a P50 minimum wage increase for private sector workers in the region, to be given in two tranches.
This raises the daily minimum wage from P385 to P415 across all sectors, with the second tranche set to increase it further to P435 on 1 May 2025.
Similarly, the wage order will provide a P1,000 increase for domestic workers in the region, raising their monthly minimum wage to P6,000.
The wage order is expected to directly benefit 65,681 minimum wage earners in the region.
About 132,217 full-time wage and salary workers earning above the minimum wage may also indirectly benefit from upward adjustments at the enterprise level, resulting from the correction of wage distortion.
The wage increase for kasambahays is expected to benefit a total of 32,866 domestic workers, approximately 24 percent (7,939) of whom are on live-in arrangements.
The new wage order will take effect on 2 January.