[In the news] Negros Occidental governor: P97/day wage hike too much | Sun.Star

Negros Occidental governor: P97/day wage hike too much | Sun.Star. By Teresa Ellera-Dulla, SunStar.com.ph January 14, 2012 NEGROS Occidental Governor Alfredo Marañon Jr. said the P97-per-day wage increase being asked by the labor sector in Western Visayas is too much. “That will be hard for the businessmen to cope with. If that would be granted,…

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Negros Occidental governor: P97/day wage hike too much | Sun.Star.

By Teresa Ellera-Dulla, SunStar.com.ph
January 14, 2012

NEGROS Occidental Governor Alfredo Marañon Jr. said the P97-per-day wage increase being asked by the labor sector in Western Visayas is too much.

“That will be hard for the businessmen to cope with. If that would be granted, many businesses may close down,” Marañon said.

“At this time, it is better that we have jobs rather than getting the high pay but many will lose their jobs,” the governor added.

Marañon said the wage increase should be at the level which the business sector can afford and it should not be uniform to all businesses. Giant companies should give bigger increase because they can afford it, he said.

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