Providing for a New Minimum Wage Increase for Non-Agriculture and Agriculture Sectors in the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao

November 13, 2019WAGE ORDER NO. BARMM-01PROVIDING FOR A NEW MINIMUM WAGE INCREASE FOR NON-AGRICULTURE AND AGRICULTURE SECTORS IN THE BANGSAMORO AUTONOMOUS REGION IN MUSLIM MINDANAOWHEREAS, per R.A. 6727, otherwise known as the Wage Rationalization Act, the Bangsamoro Tripartite Wages and Productivity Board is mandated to determine and fix the minimum wage rates applicable in the Bangsamoro Region;WHEREAS, the Regional Wage Board in the defunct ARMM issued the last Wage Order No. ARMM-17 providing for a basic increase at P15.00/day for both Non-Agriculture and Agriculture Sectors, making the Minimum Wage Rates at P280.00/day and P270.00/day respectively which took effect last June 15, 2018; while the Regional Wage Board XII issued Wage Order No. 20 providing for a basic wage increase of P16.00/day for Non-Agriculture and P18.00/day for Agriculture, Retail and Service Establishments making the Minimum Wage Rates at P311.00/day and P290.00/day respectively which took effect last May 11, 2018; HTcADCWHEREAS, the Bangsamoro Tripartite Wages and Productivity Board (BTWPB-BARMM), by motu proprio, conducted Public Consultations/Dialogues with the Tripartite Sectors region wide on September 11, 2019 (for Maguindanao)...