Prescribing New Minimum Wage Rates for Domestic Workers in Region III

December 5, 2019WAGE ORDER NO. RBIII-DW-02PRESCRIBING NEW MINIMUM WAGE RATES FOR DOMESTIC WORKERS IN REGION IIIWHEREAS, Republic Act No. 6727, otherwise known as the Wage Rationalization Act, mandates the Regional Tripartite Wages and Productivity Boards to determine and fix minimum wage rates and issue wage orders applicable in the region, province or industry; HTcADCWHEREAS, Section 24 of Republic Act No. 10361, otherwise known as an Act Instituting Policies for the Protection and Welfare of Domestic Workers, mandates the Regional Tripartite Wages and Productivity Boards to review, and if proper, determine and adjust the minimum wage rates of domestic workers in the region within one (1) year from the effectivity of the law and periodically thereafter;WHEREAS, to determine the propriety of issuing a new wage order, the Regional Tripartite Wages and Productivity Board III, after due notice to concerned sectors, conducted a public hearing on wage adjustment for domestic workers in San Fernando, Pampanga on 05 December 2019;WHEREAS, after a thorough review and evaluation of the existing regional socio-economic conditions and based on the public hearing,...