Authored by Anna Kallschmidt
Can the interests of laborers and management align on the same minimum wage?
Recent work by GLOW Researchers Mendiola Teng-Calleja, Donald Jay Bertulfo, Jose Antonio R. Clemente, and Ma. Ligaya M. Menguito in the Philippines are supporting national movements to shift from “minimum wages to “living wages.” In the Philippines, 26.3% of people live in poverty. Additionally, workers’ groups are emphasizing that minimum wage is not allowing them to utilize their capabilities or live a quality life. However, Silvestre Bello III, the Secretary of the Philippines’ Department of Labor and Employment, has expressed that higher wages can only be justified if they balance the interests of labor and management. Continue reading How to Justify Higher Wages