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

October 22, 2018WAGE ORDER NO. RTWPB-02-DW-02PROVIDING FOR NEW MINIMUM WAGE RATES OF 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; ATICcSWHEREAS, the previous minimum wage adjustment through Wage Order No. RTWPB-02-DW-01, took effect on May 29, 2017;WHEREAS, after due notice, the RTWPB-II held provincial consultations with stakeholders on September 26, 2018 in Basco, Batanes; October 2, 2018 in Tuguegarao City, Cagayan; October 3, 2018 in Solano, Nueva Vizcaya; and on October 4, 2018 in Santiago City, Isabela, to determine the propriety of issuing a new wage order for domestic workers/kasambahays in the region;WHEREAS, a public hearing was held on October 12, 2018 at...