EFFECTIVE Thursday, minimum wage earners in the Ilocos region will receive a salary increase, ranging from P13 to P30 per day, depending on the type of industry, according to the Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE).

As approved by the DOLE-Regional Tripartite Wages and Productivity Board (RTWPB)-Region 1, Wage Order RB1-19 provides a P30 daily wage increase for workers in large-non-agricultural commercial fishing establishments and P20 for workers in medium non-agriculture establishments, while those in small and micro establishments and agriculture (plantation and non-plantation) will receive P13 per day.

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