The Regional Tripartite Wages and Productivity Board (RTWPB) has approved the increase of ₱40 in the daily minimum wage of private sector workers in the National Capital Region (NCR), the Department of Labor of Employment (DOLE) said on Thursday.
In a statement, DOLE said the RTWPB issued Wage Order No. NCR-24 which granted the minimum wage hike on June 26, affirmed it on June 27, and authorized its publication on June 30.
&ldquo;The wage order is to take effect after 15 days from its publication and on 16 July 2023,&rdquo; the labor department said.&nbsp;
The approved ₱40 pushes the daily minimum wage of non-agriculture sector workers in NCR from the current ₱570 to ₱610.
For the agriculture sector, service and retail establishments, it rose from ₱573 to ₱533.&nbsp;
According to DOLE, the wage order is expected to directly benefit 1.1 million Filipino workers earning minimum wage in NCR and 1.5 million Filipino workers earning a full-time wage, and workers not earning above the minimum wage.&nbsp;
The last time RTWPB issued a wage hike order for NCR workers and private establishments was on May 13, 2022, and it took effect on June 4, 2022.
Earlier, several labor groups <a href="https://www.dzrh.com.ph/post/labor-groups-protest-for-p100-wage-increase" target="_blank" rel="noopener">called for an increase in the daily minimum wage</a> in the region amidst the skyrocketing increase in the prices of basic goods and commodities in the country.

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Wage board approves ₱40 hike for private sector workers in NCR