Despite the pouring rain, workers and students from several progressive organizations held a protest at Igorot Park here to mark Labor Day and call for better wages and support for informal workers amid rising inflation. /PDI
[The wages are very low. The P400 daily wage of workers in the Cordillera region cannot keep up with the price of goods and inflation.)
During the forum, Alliance of Concerned Teachers’ Ruel Caricativo showed data indicating the ideal wage for a family of five in the Cordillera Administrative Region was P1,159, with consideration to the 7.1% inflation rate in the region.The forum and protest also tackled the importance of support for the informal sector, as these jobs are largely unsustainable and unsupported by the government.
Daisy Bagni from the labor group Tignayan para iti Sweldo, Trabaho ken Karbengan , said the immediate assistance needed by informal workers is job stability. On the other hand, City Councilor Arthur Allad-iw, chairman of the Committee on Employment, expressed his willingness to help the informal sector during the forum, and urged forum participants to aid local legislators in crafting policies.
“If you can draft resolutions or recommendations, present them to the congressman of Baguio. At the local level, we will also find ways to help,” he added in Filipino.INQUIRER.net wants to hear from you! Take part in our reader survey and help us be better. Click on this image to answer.Subscribe to our daily newsletter
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