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BY RANIE AZUE
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BACOLOD City – There is a low supply of manpower for sugar plantation workers, or sacadas, in Negros Occidental, according to Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) regional director Atty. Johnson Cañete.
This, however, is just based on the observations of sugarcane plantation owners, Cañete said.
Currently, the Labor department does not have available data to show the extent of the decrease in sacadas.
But according to Cañete, some sacadas prefer to work as construction workers because it’s “more financially rewarding.”
It’s also easier compared to cutting and hauling sugarcane, he added.
Cañete said this is why both agricultural and industrial workers must be in the same wage bracket.
He added that when he was assigned in other areas as DOLE regional head, he recommended that minimum wage for industrial, agricultural and other service sectors be the same.
In order to do this, he needs the approval of the Regional Tripartite Wages and Productivity Board./PN
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