Providing for New Minimum Wage Rates for Domestic Workers (Kasambahay) in Region 2

February 4, 2020WAGE ORDER NO. RTWPB-02-DW-03PROVIDING FOR NEW MINIMUM WAGE RATES FOR DOMESTIC WORKERS (KASAMBAHAY) IN REGION 2WHEREAS, Section 24 of Republic Act No. 10361, entitled "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 rates of domestic workers and 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 the effectivity of the law and periodically thereafter; HTcADCWHEREAS, the previous minimum wage adjustment through Wage Order No. RTWPB II-DW-02, took effect on November 25, 2018;WHEREAS, after due notice, the RTWPB-II held provincial consultations with stakeholders on October 17, 2019 in the Province of Nueva Vizcaya; October 18, 2019 in the Provinces of Isabela and Quirino; and November 25, 2019 in the Province of Cagayan, and a public hearing on January 24, 2020 at Santiago City, Isabela to determine the propriety of issuing a new wage order for domestic workers/kasambahays in...