|.
{LO Convention No, 132
_ {Holidays With Pay [Revised]), 1970;
+
was provided with a list of laws, regulations and other
measures made by the Government in compliance
with the provisions of the Convention.
{LO Convention No, 81
{Labor Inspection), 1947;
~ {LO Convention No. 129
Question No, 2. Wages
(Labor Inspection [Agriculture]), 1969; and
2.a. Principal methods used for fixing wages
ILO Convention No. 155
- (Occupational Safety and Health), 1981.
195.
s9.
But
as
will
be
detailed
hanism for minimum
in
the
succeeding
: (a) a
wage fixing; (b) a rest day
consecutive
at least 24 hours after ah
days of
The
principal
methods
for
fixing
wages
are
minimum wage fixing and collective bargaining.
196. Minimum
wage
fixing has been conducted
on a
regional basis since 1989 by 17 independent Regional
Tripartite
Wage
Republic
Act 6727,
and
Productivity
otherwise
Boards
known
(RTWPBs).
as the Wage
Rationalization Act, provided for the creation of the
RTWPBs and placed them under the supervision of
DOLE.
{LC No. 100 (Equal Remuneration), 1951;
ILC No. 99 (Minimum Wage-Fixing [Agriculture]),
1951; and
ILC No. 176 (Safety and Health in Mines), 1995.
197. The State recognizes collective bargaining as the
preferred mode of setting the terms and conditions of
employment, including wages. Collective bargaining
is primarily governed by Book V of the Labor Code, as
amended by RA 6715. However, it must be noted that
wages fixed through collective bargaining must not
be lower than the applicable minimum
by the RTWPB.
491. The Philippines has submitted its reply to ILO’s
11998 direct request on Convention 99 concerning
‘minimum wage-fixing machinery (Agriculture) for
Be period ending August 2002. The report provided
he ILO with a table on the “Nominal Minimum Wage
[Rates by Sector and Region and a table on “Employed
wages fixed
198, Public sector wages are governed by RA 6758,
otherwise known as the Salary Standardization Law
of 1989, which provided for a unified compensation
and position classification system for all job positions
across the entire bureaucracy, including LGUs, based
Persons by Major Industry Group, Class of Worker and
lHours Worked” (DOLE Publication Factbook on Labor
‘and Employment (as of June 2002).
on the principle of equal pay for substantially equal
work. Salary rates are fixed by legislation.
‘192, Moreover,
recognized made for negotiating terms and conditions
in the work place, except those that are fixed by
199. Collective bargaining
the detailed
report
provided
to the
‘ILO contained updates on the recent implementation
lof RA 6727, Wage
Rationalization Act, as amended
by RA 8188 or the Double Indemnity Act and other
‘Provisions of the Labor Code of the Philippines
‘concerning minimum wage rates,
1193. The Philippine government has also submitted
‘its detailed report to the ILO on Convention
100
(concerning Equal Remuneration last August 2001. The
eport provided the ILO with more recent information
‘nthe implementation of RA 6725 and other laws and
fegulations relative to the Convention.
(194.
The
oncerming
Philippines
ratified
safety
health
and
Convention
in
mines
on
report
to the
Committee.
The
including
wages.
As
such,
welfare-related
benefits, such as annual medical examinations,
work assignment of pregnant women, facilities for
differently-abled personnel, first aid medical facilities
and day care for employees’ children, may
be
negotiated.
2.b. Minimum wage-fixing
200.
Wage-fixing
was
originally
a function
of the
legislature. During the martial law period (1972-1981),
minimum wage fixing was done through presidential
176
decrees or wage orders issued by the President. As
27
discussed above, with the enactment of RA 6727,
wages were determined by the independent RTWPBs
which have representatives from labor, business, and
government sectors,
February 1998. For the period ending August 2002,
the Philippine Government has submitted its first
‘etailed
law,
in the public sector is a
Committee
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