SINULATAN ng labor group na Trade Union Congress of the Philippines (TUCP) si Pangulong Duterte para pamadaliin ang Regional Tripartite and Productivity Wage Boards (RTWPB) na dinggin at aprubahan ang petisyon na magtataas sa minimum wage ng mga manggagawa.
“TUCP sent a letter to President Duterte to direct the RTWPBs to act swiftly on our demand for minimum wage increase. The 5 million minimum wage workers are now fast becoming the new poor. It has been years since the last wage increase, and as prices of basic commodities continues to spike, minimum wage earners will soon no longer be able to cope. The lack of a just wage, sufficient to support the daily needs of a Filipino family is a social powder keg just waiting to explode,” ayon kay TUCP President Raymond Democrito Mendoza.
Tutol din si Mendoza na matatagalan kung legislated wage increase pa ang isusulong.
“Workers cannot wait when Congress resumes to tackle our proposed wage measures. The 18th Congress will only have few weeks of sessions after the May 9 elections until it adjourns in the first week of June to give way for the incoming 19th Congress.
“We will not have enough time in Congress to provide urgent relief for our minimum wage earners through legislation. This is the reason that we are asking the President to instruct the RTWPBs to move fast and approve our petition,” paliwanag ni Mendoza.
