Cebu groups call for wage increase on Labor Day

Pia Piquero 05/01/2024

CEBU CITY, Philippines – Holding big red flags and banners, demonstrators coming from various labor groups and people’s organizations in Cebu gathered as one unified group on Wednesday, May 1, to deliver a collective plea for laborers…

DOLE-7: More job opportunities, elevate labor education in 2024

Pia Piquero 12/01/2023

CEBU CITY, Philippines – The Department of Labor and Employment Region VII, or  DOLE-7 plans to fortify job opportunities and elevate labor education standards in 2024. DOLE-7 has outlined a series of programs to improve every facet…

Labor group in Cebu wants ‘immediate P100-wage increase’

Morexette Marie B. Erram 04/27/2023

CEBU CITY, Philippines — Due to the ‘dire economic situation’, a labor group here wants an immediate wage increase. The Alyansa sa Mamumuong Kontraktwal sa Sugbo (ALSA Kontraktwal Cebu) filed a petition, seeking a P100 increment on…

P31 hike in daily minimum wage for CV workers takes effect on June 14

Wenilyn B. Sabalo 05/30/2022

CEBU CITY, Philippines – Workers in Central Visayas have something to look forward to. The Regional Tripartite Wages and Productivity Board in the region (RTWPB-7) has announced the implementation of the P31 increase in the daily minimum…

DOLE-7: New wage orders now in NWPC for review

Wenilyn B. Sabalo 05/27/2022

CEBU CITY, Philippines – The Department of Labor and Employment in Central Visayas (DOLE-7) has already submitted the new wage orders to the National Wages and Productivity Commission (NWPC) for review. DOLE-7 information officer Luchel Taniza told…

Labor group: P31 minimum wage increase is insult to Central Visayas workers

Delta Dyrecka Letigio 05/25/2022

CEBU CITY, Philippines — The labor group Alyansa sa mga Mamumuo sa Sugbo-Kilusang Mayo Uno (AMA Sugbo-KMU) said the P31 minimum wage increase is an insult to Central Visayas workers. On March 24, 2022, the Central Visayas…

Cebu biz leader warns of business closures, job creation slowdowns after ‘historic’ P31 increase in minimum wage rate

Morexette Marie B. Erram 05/25/2022

CEBU CITY, Philippines – Several members of the Cebu business community expressed concerns over the decision of the government to impose a P31-increase in the daily minimum wage in Central Visayas.  Steven Yu, president of the Mandaue…

DOLE-7 official: Do not abolish regional wage boards

Futch Anthony Inso 04/10/2019

CEBU CITY, Philippines — An official of the Department of Labor and Employment in Central Visayas (DOLE-7) said a nationwide daily minimum wage may be implemented in the entire country but the regional wage boards should remain…

Labor group demands for P120 wage increase

Morexette B. Erram 03/20/2018

A petition for a P120 minimum wage increase will be filed before the office of the Regional Tripartite Wages and Productivity Board in Central Visayas (RTWPB – 7) either this afternoon or tomorrow morning by the Associated…

WAGE INCREASE SOUGHT

Jhunnex Napallacan, Michelle Joy L. Padayhag 06/16/2016

But businessmen say there is no basis for a wage hike Five labor groups asked for a P140 increase in the daily wage for workers in Central Visayas before the Regional Tripartite Wages and Productivity Board (RTWPB-7).…

Four labor groups file P140 wage hike petition

Michelle Joy L. Padayhag 06/16/2016

Four labor groups filed a petition for a P140 wage increase at the Regional Tripartite Wages and Productivity Board (RTWPB) Thursday. The Alliance of Labor Progress (ALP), Cebu Midtown Hotel Employees Union (CMHEU-NUWHRAIN-APL-IUF) , Cebu Labor Coalition…

Cebu groups echo call for end to contractualization

Michelle Joy L. Padayhag 05/01/2016

FOUR years ago, labor organizer Jefren Abalo quit his job as cement mixer in a Japanese firm at the Mactan Economic Zone (MEZ) 2 in Lapu-Lapu City. He said he could no longer tolerate the contractualization scheme…

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