Prescribing the Minimum Wage Rates for Domestic Workers in Eastern Visayas

November 25, 2019WAGE ORDER NO. RBVIII-DW-02PRESCRIBING THE MINIMUM WAGE RATES FOR DOMESTIC WORKERS IN EASTERN VISAYASWHEREAS, the Regional Tripartite Wages and Productivity Board VIII (RTWPB VIII) is mandated under Republic Act No. 6727 otherwise known as the Wage Rationalization Act to periodically assess wage rates and conduct continuing studies in the determination of the minimum wage applicable in the region or industry; TIADCcWHEREAS, Section 24 of Republic Act No. 10361 otherwise known as the Domestic Workers Act or Batas Kasambahay mandates the Regional Tripartite Wages and Productivity Board to review, and if proper, determine and adjust the minimum wage rates of domestic workers one (1) year from the effectivity of the law and periodically thereafter;WHEREAS, the prevailing Kasambahay Wage Order No. RB VIII-01 has not been reviewed and revisited since its issuance on March 3, 2016;WHEREAS, after due notice through publication in a newspaper of general circulation, RTWPB VIII conducted a public hearing cum consultation on 25 November 2019 in Tacloban City to consult concerned sectors on whether or not there is a need to...