Incoming Legislators Urged to Work on Living Wage - BusinessWorld Online

Incoming legislators urged to work on living wage - BusinessWorld Online

By Adrian H. Halili, Reporter NEWLY ELECTED legislators need to work on measures that ensure a living wage and security of tenure, labor analysts said. Benjamin B. Velasco, assistant professor at the University of the Philippines (UP) Diliman School of Labor and Industrial Relations, said members of the 20th Congress need to respond to the labor market’s wish list. “Surveys before and during the elections consistently reveal two burning demands.…

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