Providing for Wage Increase for Domestic Workers in Region X

December 4, 2019WAGE ORDER NO. RBX-DW-02PROVIDING FOR WAGE INCREASE FOR DOMESTIC WORKERS IN REGION XWHEREAS, the Regional Tripartite Wages and Productivity Board (RTWPB-X) is mandated under R.A. No. 6727 (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; HTcADCWHEREAS, 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 of domestic workers and mandated 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;WHEREAS, after conducting Kasambahay Survey within Region X from June 26, 2019 to November 17, 2019 and after due notice to concerned sectors, the Board conducted stakeholders' consultation on November 7, 2019 in Iligan City and public hearing on November 17, 2019, in Cagayan de Oro City,...