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P25 wage hike in NCR an 'injustice' for workers: labor group

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<figure class="op-interactive"><div id="IVS_ABS_Body_Video_1_Container"> <ivs-player id="IVS_ABS_Body_Video_1" data-ivs-spid="3001339" data-ivs-key="e8c22c015ca9eafa76f1e3edfa03c603" data-ivs-vid="1419904" data-ivs-floating="1"></ivs-player> <script src="https://player.ivideosmart.com/ivsplayer/v4/dist/js/iframe-parent.js"></script> <script src="https://player.ivideosmart.com/ivsplayer/v4/dist/js/loader.js"></script> </div></figure><div class="iwantbar">Watch more in <a href="//www.iwantv.com.ph/">iWantv</a> or <a href="//tfc.tv/">TFC.tv</a></div><p>MANILA - A 25-peso minimum wage increase in Metro Manila is an injustice to workers, according to a labor group that sought a P334 hike said Monday.</p><ul class="op-related-articles">	<li><a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/business/11/05/18/ncr-workers-get-p25-minimum-wage-hike">NCR workers get P25 minimum wage hike</a></li></ul><p>The Associated Labor Unions-Trade Union Congress will file another wage hike petition &quot;to lift the minimum wage to a desirable level&quot; after the Department of Labor and Employment only approved a fraction of their pleaded increase, said spokesperson Alan Tanjusay.</p><p>&quot;This is a great injustice for workers who helped build the business; this is injustice for workers who helped our economy grow,&quot; he told ANC.</p><p>While he acknowledged that a 25-peso increase would be &quot;affordable&quot; to micro and small enterprises, Tanjusay say it would only be a &quot;pittance&quot; to medium and large businesses.</p><p>The ALU-TUCP is seeking a dialogue with President Rodrigo Duterte, he said.</p><p>The increase announced on Monday will raise to a range of P500 to P537 the minimum wage across different sectors in the National Capital Region.</p><p>It will take effect 15 days from publication, according to Labor Secretary Silvestre Bello.</p>

<p>A 25-peso minimum wage increase in Metro Manila is an injustice to workers, according to a labor group that sought a P334 hike said Monday.</p>

A 25-peso minimum wage increase in Metro Manila is an injustice to workers, according to a labor group that sought a P334 hike said Monday.