By NITZ ARANCON
Correspondent
OFFICIALS and members of the Associated Labor Union-Trade Union Congress of the Philippines (ALU-TUCP) in northern Mindanao yesterday expressed dismay over the new Wage Order 19 issued by the Regional Tripartite Wages and Productivity Board (RTWPB).
Nicandro Borja, ALU-TUCP regional vice president, described the wage increase as “loose change” as far as the region’s workers are concerned.
“Ambot giunsa kaha sa Regional Wage Board paghuna-huna nga dili gani kini igo i-plete sa mga trabahante ang ilang gihatag nga salary increase,” Borja said.
On Thursday, RTWBP-10 issued Wage Order 19 that approved a P20-salary increase for employees of private companies in Cagayan de Oro and Misamis Oriental towns of Tagoloan, Villanueva, and Jasaan.
The latest salary increase order is broken down as follows: P15 increase in the basic pay and P5 increase in the cost of living allowance, daily. The new wage order covers workers under Salary Category 1.
According to the ALU-TUCP regional vice president, the Wage Order 19, which is supposed to take effect on July 16, would make the minimum salary of workers under Salary Category 1 from P318 per day to P338 only.
“Lahi na pud ang suweldo sa Opol, El Salvador City ug uban pang lungsod ug syudad sa Region 10 kay ubos man sila sa Category 2. Ang Category 1, Cagayan de Oro ra, Tagoloan, Villanueva ug Jasa-an,” Borja said.
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