MANILA, Philippines – Workers in Metro Manila and other regions are unlikely to get a salary increase anytime soon despite the expected rise in transport fares and other commodities.
Raymundo Agravante, Regonal Triparte Wages and Productivity Board (RTWPB)-National Capital Region (NCR) director, yesterday ruled out the possibility of any immediate increase in the daily take-home pay of workers in the region. “Increase in transport fare is not one of the grounds within which to increase the wage,” he said.
Agravante said unless there are “supervening conditions” that would dramatically erode the purchasing power of the workers, the wage board is not inclined to grant an immediate pay hike.
He further pointed out that under the law, the board is restricted from granting another pay hike within the year from the issuance of the latest wage order.
But Agravante assured the public that the RTWPB in Metro Manila and in other regions are continuously monitoring the situation and reviewing the “factors” for a possible wage hike.
At this time, the National Wages and Productivity Commission is also thoroughly reviewing the country’s existing wage-setting mechanism with the aim of making it more protective of workers’ rights. –Mayen Jaymalin (The Philippine Star)
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“Give us much more than P50 increase
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to carry out the 2021 ILO Commission of Inquiry recommendations
against serious violations of
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July
3 July – International Day of Cooperatives
3 July – International Plastic Bag Free Day
5 July – World Youth Skills Day
7 July – Global Forgiveness Day
11 July – World Population Day
17 July – World Day for International Justice
28 July – World Nature Conservation Day
30 July – World Day against Trafficking in Persons
Monthly Observances:
Schools Safety Month
Nutrition Month
National Disaster Consciousness Month
Weekly Observances:
Week 2: Cultural Communities Week
Micro, Small, and Medium Enterprise
Development Week
Week 3: National Science and
Technology Week
National Disability Prevention and
Rehabilitation Week
July 1-7:
National Culture Consciousness Week
July 13-19:
Philippines Business Week
Week ending last Saturday of July:
Arbor Week
Daily Observances:
First Saturday of July:
International Cooperative Day
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