NewsWhore
05-19-2011, 05:50 PM
Labor Minister Max Puig has announced that business and labor representatives agreed to a 17% increase in the minimum wage at a meeting of the National Wage Committee held yesterday. The increase will be applied to wages as of the second half of the month. This means that workers making the RD$8,465 minimum wage will now receive RD$9,905. Workers making the medium level of the minimum wage at RD$5,820 will receive RD$6,810 and those at the lower rank of the minimum wage at RD$5,158 will receive RD$6,035 a month.
The sectors also agreed to increase the wages of farm laborers from RD$175 to RD$205 per day, and the wages of private security guards from RD$7,142 to RD$8,356.
Labor sectors had sought a 25% wage increase of the minimum wage and 20% for workers making up to RD$50,000 a month.
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The sectors also agreed to increase the wages of farm laborers from RD$175 to RD$205 per day, and the wages of private security guards from RD$7,142 to RD$8,356.
Labor sectors had sought a 25% wage increase of the minimum wage and 20% for workers making up to RD$50,000 a month.
More... (http://www.dr1.com/index.html#4)