Solon slams Palace for thumbing down P125 legislated wage hike
By Charlie V. Manalo 04/06/2011Anakpawis Rep. Rafael Mariano yesterday assailed Malacañang for quickly thumbing down workers’ demand for a P125 legislated wage hike, calling the Aquino administration as “insensitive to the plight of workers confronting severe economic crisis, extreme poverty and hunger.”
“We are not contemplating that right now. We believe wage adjustments should be done on the level of the regional wage boards rather than (be) legislated,” Presidential Communications Development and Strategic Planning Office head Ramon Carandang said yesterday.
“Our concern is that if we legislate a wage increase across the board, that might cause distortions in wages and inflationary pressures. A legislated nationwide across the board minimum wage increase could stoke those inflation fears,” Carandang explained..... MORE
Source: The Daily Tribune
URL: http://www.tribuneonline.org/metro/20110406met2.html
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