Wage hike for private sector workers in Eastern Visayas takes effect

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00:00A wage increase for minimum wage earners in Eastern Visayas takes effect to be implemented in two phases.

00:07Meanwhile, the Department of Labor and Employment will monitor establishments in the region to ensure compliance with the new wage order.

00:15Soto Larcoan from Philippine Information Agency, Eastern Visayas, has more.

00:21Beginning today, December 2, the wage increase for workers in the private sector in Eastern Visayas takes effect.

00:28This is after the approval of the 30 pesos wage increase for minimum wage earners in the region.

00:34The wage increase will be implemented in two tranches.

00:37Attorney Dax Villaruel, Regional Director of the Department of Labor and Employment of Dole Region 8 assured

00:43that the agency's inspectors will be monitoring establishments to ensure compliance with the new wage order.

00:50All throughout the year, our inspectors will be monitoring establishments,

00:57including the big and small establishments, to determine compliance with the new minimum wage and occupational safety.

01:10Meanwhile, workers in the private sector have barred their actions to the wage increase.

01:16I am very happy because the wage increase.

01:21Employees like us have low wages, even thousands of pesos.

01:33I want the minimum wage to be higher.

01:41The minimum wage now is 30 pesos. It helps a lot.

01:48We lack income here.

01:54It would be better if we were increased, like construction workers.

02:02The wage increase also covers household workers.

02:06Currently, the daily minimum wage is 405 pesos, which will increase to 420 pesos today.

02:12In total, the minimum wage will reach 435 pesos if the second tranche is implemented in June next year.

02:19From the Philippine Information Agency, Eastern Visayas, Sol Alarcon for Balitang Pambansa.

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