Itutulak pa rin ng Senate Committee on Labor, Employment and Human Resources Development ang isang panukala para sa legislated wage hike sa kabila ng pag-apruba sa P40 dagdag umento sa daily minimum age sa Metro Manila.

“Amid calls for an across-the-board pay increase being sought by the labor sector, the P40 grant in the daily minimum wage by the NCR Regional Tripartite Wages and Productivity Board (RTWPB) is a welcome development,” pahayag ni Senador Jinggoy Estrada, chairman ng nasabing komite.

“Nevertheless, this does not mean that bills proposing adjustments in workers’ wage rates which are currently pending before my Committee on Labor, will be put on the back burner,” dagdag pa niya.

Aniya, tatalakayin ang panukala sa oras na magpatuloy ang Second Regular Session ng Kongreso na magsisimula sa Hulyo 24.

“We also acknowledge that the P40 increase or 7% raise in the daily minimum wage may not be sufficient to achieve a living wage in the NCR,” sabi pa ni Estrada.

“However, as a product of a tripartite body where employers, workers and the government are all represented, we are confident that this amount serves and protects the interests of all stakeholders,” dagdag pa niya.

Habang nakabinbin pa ang mga panukala para sa legislated wage hike, umaasa si Estrada susunod ang mga regional wage boards sa pagtugon sa mga petisyon para sa dagdag umento ng mga manggagawa sa kani-kanilang rehiyon.

“While these bills await action in the legislature, we hope that other RTWPBs across the country will follow suit, either by addressing filed petitions or initiating action on their own accord,” saad ni Estrada. (Dindo Matining)

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