Legarda: Lift TRO, implement ₱85 NCR minimum wage hike without further delay

MANILA, Philippines – Senator Loren Legarda joined the Senate’s call for the immediate lifting of the temporary restraining order (TRO) that halted the implementation of the ₱85 daily minimum-wage increase in Metro Manila, stressing that 1.1 million workers should not be made to bear the cost of a legal challenge filed

Governor Gavin Newsom announced the increase last week, as several other states prepare to raise their minimum wages next year.

Members of the All India United Trade Union Centrestaging a protest in Mysuru on Thursday, demanding implementation of revised minimum wages. | Photo Credit: M. A. Sriram Condemning the State government’s alleged delay in implementing the revised minimum wages, the Mysuru district committee of the All India United Trad