Labor groups on Negros Island are uniting under the banner of the United Labor Alliance – Negros to demand for a P750 across-the-board national minimum wage during a protest in Bacolod City on Monday afternoon, May 1. | carlapgomezINQ /PDI
The inflation rate on Negros Island was 12.2 percent in January 2023, making it increasingly difficult for workers to survive.
“This increase is not enough to make up for the value lost due to the rising cost of goods that outpace the wage hike,” ULAN said.
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