Back on the Table: Minimum Wage Hike Bills Refiled as 20th Congress Opens
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(Sejong = Yonhap News) Reporter Eun-kyung Kim = Labor and management, which have begun to seriously discuss next year's minimum wage level, are in a sharp conflict, continuing to show differences in their positions.
Minimum wage hike bills revived, but will the 20th Congress act this time?
After falling short in the 19th Congress—approved by the House but stalled in the Senate—lawmakers are giving the minimum wage hike bill another shot, refiling it on the very first day of the 20th Congress."
Akbayan Party-list Representative Perci Cendaña has asked President Ferdinand Bongbong Marcos Jr. to certify as urgent the bill seeking to increase the daily minimum wage of private sector workers. Cendaña made this call following her re-filing of House Bill 766 or a proposal for a P200 increase in the daily wage of ordinary workers nationwide. At the same time, Cendaña downplayed the P50 wage increase approved by the National Capital Region (NC…
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