Garment workers won't get much of a raise...
Santo Domingo.- Business leaders on Friday scurried out of the meeting with frowns, after labor and government representatives decided to raise the non-sectorized minimum wage by 20%.
The Labor Ministry’s National Wage Committee announced the decision after the meeting where the three parts sought to agree on a salary increase for workers in the non-sectorized private sector.
As a result of the agreement, the highest minimum monthly wage will now be RD$15,447.60 (US$329.0); the medium RD$10,620 and RD$9,411.60 the lowest.