{"id":994942,"date":"2018-05-28T14:39:30","date_gmt":"2018-05-28T06:39:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/newsinfo.inquirer.net\/?p=994942"},"modified":"2018-05-28T14:39:30","modified_gmt":"2018-05-28T06:39:30","slug":"workers-group-urges-govt-to-raise-minimum-wage-to-p750","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/newsinfo.inquirer.net\/994942\/workers-group-urges-govt-to-raise-minimum-wage-to-p750","title":{"rendered":"Workers group urges gov&#8217;t to raise minimum wage to P750"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>A workers group has demanded a P750 daily minimum wage across the country as they called for the passage of the National Minimum Wage bill filed by the Makabayan bloc on Monday.<\/p>\n<p>Kilos na Manggagawa said they support the measure that seeks to increase the daily minimum wage to P750.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe bill reflects the demand of workers to change the law on wages,\u201d Jen Pajel, the group\u2019s spokesperson said in a statement.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe NMW bill gives consideration to the rising cost of basic commodities, and aims to address the wide gap between the daily minimum wage and the Family Living Wage,\u201d she added.<\/p>\n<p><strong>READ: <a href=\"https:\/\/newsinfo.inquirer.net\/994865\/makabayan-bloc-seeks-p750-minimum-wage-nationwide\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Makabayan bloc seeks P750-minimum wage nationwide<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The group called on foreign and local corporations to support the proposed measure.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThese companies can afford the P750 minimum rate considering the huge profit they get, but they refuse to give wage increases because of their greed,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n<p>According to Pajel, companies have benefited the most from the implementation of the Tax Reform for Acceleration and Inclusion (TRAIN).<\/p>\n<p>The group said they are open to have a dialogue with small and medium enterprises that are willing to increase wages but are bothered by the rising cost in utilities and taxes.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe believe that what is burdening them more is not the wages, but the cost of utilities and taxes. Big foreign and local companies enjoy tax holidays and various subsidies like free water and electricity,\u201d she pointed out.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis must change to allow small and medium enterprises to flourish,\u201d she added. \/ee<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A workers group has demanded a P750 daily minimum wage across the country as they called for the passage of the National Minimum Wage bill filed by the Makabayan bloc on Monday.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1133,"featured_media":876496,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[34,45],"tags":[227095,1593,13965],"byline":[156452],"source":[206075],"column":[],"editor":[],"videographer":[],"position":[],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v24.3 (Yoast SEO v24.3) - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Workers group urges 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