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The wage debate

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There’s a raging debate now about the recent passage by Congress of a 125-peso across-the-board salary increase. On the one hand, workers and unionists insist that this increase, such as it is, is long overdue. On the other hand, businesses have denounced the increase as not only a product of political posturing by congressmen (to curry favor from the public in this year’s election) but also harmful to the economy in the long run.

We revisit some of our stories on this issue.

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Rise in Hunger Incident Blamed on Denial of Wage Relief

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Thousands March for Better Wages, Arroyo’s Ouster

Duterte Urges Congress to Pass Wage-Hike Law, Denounces Abusive Companies

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The Struggle of Banana-Plantation Workers for Better Wages, Benefits

KMU Denounces DOLE-Southern Mindanao for Anti-Worker Stance

Underpaid, Under Fire, Under Pressure

Davao Chamber Rejects Wage Hike

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One Response to “The wage debate”
  1. Promdi — Philippine politics, current affairs, society and culture » Crush ‘em! Says:

    [...] Meanwhile, issues such as better wages continue to get waylaid by various interests, thus fueling the discontent among the people. [...]

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