Prescribing New Minimum Wage Rates for Domestic Workers in MIMAROPA Region

July 3, 2019WAGE ORDER NO. RB-MIMAROPA-DW-02PRESCRIBING NEW MINIMUM WAGE RATES FOR DOMESTIC WORKERS IN MIMAROPA REGIONWHEREAS, Section 24 of Republic Act No. 10361, otherwise known as the Domestic Workers Act of 2013 or Batas Kasambahay Law, mandates the Regional Tripartite Wages and Productivity Boards to review, and if proper, determine and adjust the minimum wage rates of domestic workers one (1) year from effectivity of the law and periodically thereafter; HSAcaEWHEREAS, the prevailing Wage Order No. RB-MIMAROPA-DW-01 is in existence for more than one (1) year since its effectivity on 07 July 2017;WHEREAS, the Members of the Regional Tripartite Wages and Productivity Board (Board for brevity) MIMAROPA, agreed to initiate motu proprio a review of the current minimum wage rate of domestic workers in the region considering the prevailing socio-economic conditions vis-à-vis the comparative minimum wage level of domestic workers in MIMAROPA and other regions;WHEREAS, after due notice to concerned sectors, the Board conducted a public consultation and a public hearing on 23 May 2019 and 13 June 2019 in Calapan City, Oriental Mindoro and...