PAGADIAN CITY – Employers and labor representatives have converged here yesterday at
the Bay Plaza Hotel for a wage consultation spearheaded by the Regional
Tripartite Wages and Productivity Board (RTWPB) in region 9.
Around 40 participants
composed of owners of local establishments, private school administrators,
managers/representatives of banking and lending institutions, regional
directors of the National Economic Development Authority (NEDA)-IX and
Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE)-IX, representatives from the labor
sector, media practitioners and other stakeholders turned up to join the said
activity.
In his welcome message
as read by Engr. Joseph Isaias Quipot VI, Mayor Samuel Co underscored the need
for wage adjustments among workers in the region amid escalating prices of
basic goods and services.
Also discussed during
the wage consultation were topics like the “Two-Tiered Wage System” by RTWPB
director Roberto G. Valerio, “Socio Economic Indicators” by Mr. Manolette Jude
M. Mercado of NEDA-IX, and “Labor Force Survey/Enforcement Framework” by Chief
Labor Employment Officer Albert E. Gutib of DOLE-IX.
All members of the
RTWPB headed by DOLE-IX regional director Sisinio B. Cano were present in said
gathering.
Wage consultations will
be also conducted in Dipolog City today and in Ipil, Zamboanga Sibugay tomorrow.
A similar activity will be held in Zamboanga City on Friday. (PIA9)