SunStar Labor: Wage hike in Western Visayas an upheaval battle
NEGROS. Leaders of various labor groups in Negros Occidental hold copies of the Labor Manifesto of Solidarity during the press conference at the Negros Press Club Building in Bacolod City in commemoration of the International Labor Day on Saturday, May 1, 2021. (Erwin P. Nicavera)
+ May 03, 2021 AS THEY marked the celebration of International Labor Day on May 1, local labor leaders have lamented that the call for wage increase for private sector workers in Western Visayas, including Negros Occidental, is an upheaval battle.
Labor representative to the Regional Tripartite Wages and Productivity Board (RTWPB)-Western Visayas Wennie Sancho, during the press conference at the Negros Press Club Building in Bacolod City in commemoration of the International Labor Day on Saturday, May 1, said salary hike for minimum wage earners in the region remains dim.