Prescribing New Minimum Wage Rates for Domestic Worker or Kasambahay in Zamboanga Peninsula

October 22, 2019WAGE ORDER NO. RIX-DW-02PRESCRIBING NEW MINIMUM WAGE RATES FOR DOMESTIC WORKER OR KASAMBAHAY IN ZAMBOANGA PENINSULAWHEREAS, the Regional Tripartite Wages and Productivity Board-Zamboanga Peninsula (RTWPB-ZamPen) is mandated under Republic Act No. 6727 (Wage Rationalization Act of 1989), to periodically assess wage rates and conduct continuing studies in the determination of the minimum wage applicable in ZamPen;WHEREAS, Section 24 of Republic Act No. 10361 (An Act Instituting Policies for the Protection and Welfare of Domestic Workers or Batas Kasambahay), which took effect on 10 February 2013, sets the minimum wage of kasambahays and mandated the Board to review, and if proper, determine and adjust the minimum wage rates of kasambahays periodically; HTcADCWHEREAS, after due publication, posting and notice to concerned sectors, stakeholders and interested groups, the Board conducted public consultation on August 23, 2019 and public hearing on October 14, 2019, in Zamboanga City to determine the propriety of issuing a new wage order for kasambahays;WHEREAS, after a thorough evaluation of the results of the public consultations/hearing vis-a-vis increases in the cost of living,...