The Trade Union Congress of the Philippines-Nagkaisa and the Trade Union Congress Party-list asked the wage board to add P136 more to the current P466 minimum wage for workers in Metro Manila at the start of the panel’s wage review on Thursday in Pasay City.

“We have been experiencing growth in our economy but the workers who worked hard for it are wallowing in poverty. They have jobs and yet they do not benefit from the economic growth. This is unfair and grossly unjust to workers and their families. It is a social discrepancy that needs urgent attention from government and employers must take this seriously into consideration,” said Rep. Raymond Mendoza.

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