The Federation of Free Workers on Friday welcomed the increase in the minimum wage of domestic workers in Metro Manila, saying it was long overdue.
“We welcome the increase in the minimum wage of kasambahays in Metro Manila by P1, 500.00,” lawyer Sonny Matula, president of the FFW, said in a statement.
“It is long overdue. Domestic workers in the National Capital Region were already left behind compared to other regions,” he added.
According to Matula, data from the National Wages and Productivity Commission revealed that the highest paid domestic workers now are those located in cities and first-class municipalities in Region 1 or the Ilocos Region as their minimum wage is P4,500 per month on average.
“This is a breath of fresh air for Christmas for our Kasambahays,” Matula said. (Leslie Ann Aquino)
