Dole OKs new wage order for W. Visayas, Negros Occidental

BACOLOD CITY – The National Wages and Productivity Commission (NWPC), chaired by Labor Secretary Francis Tolentino, has approved the P40 to P45 daily minimum wage increase for private sector workers in Western Visayas region and Negros Occidental province set by the Regional Tripartite Wages and Productivity Board (RTWPB) 6.

RTWPB-6 chairman Sixto Rodriguez Jr. confirmed the approval on Tuesday, setting the stage for the new wage order’s eventual implementation this month.

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Under the new wage  order agricultural workers will receive a P45 daily increase, raising their minimum wage from P520 to P565.

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Non-agricultural workers employed by establishments with more than 10 employees will receive a P40 daily increase, raising their daily rate from P550 to P590.

Those working in non-agricultural establishments with 10 or fewer employees will also get a P40 daily increase, raising their minimum wage from P525 to P565.

Rodriguez said the monthly minimum wage for domestic workers, or kasambahay, will increase by P500, from P6,500 to P7,000.

The new wage order will take effect after 15 days of publication in  a newspaper of  general circulation, Rodriguez said.

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He said they are just waiting for the official copy of the approval by NWPC, an attached agency of the Department of Labor and Employment.

An estimated 193,000 private sector minimum-wage earners and 161,000 domestic workers are set to benefit from the wage adjustments in Western Visayas and Negros Occidental.

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According to the NWPC, the wage order is set to be published on Nov. 4 and will take effect on Nov. 19. /jpv