Labor sector in Western Visayas asks P97/day wage hike | Sun.Star.
By Teresa Ellera-Dulla
January 13, 2012
THE Regional Tripartite Wages and Productivity Board (RTWPB)-Western Visayas will conduct a public consultation on January 25 to discuss the petition filed by a group of workers asking for an increase in wage.
The Trade Union of Filipino Workers asked for a P97/day increase for the private sector workers in Western Visayas and proposed the two-tiered wage system.
Relative thereto, RTWPB advised the business sector to submit their position paper before the scheduled consultation.
Frank Carbon, president of the Metro Bacolod Chamber of Commerce and Industry, said they will oppose any wage hike at this time because it is untimely.
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