Amendment to R.A. No. 602 Re: Minimum Wage of Employees of Mining Enterprises
Republic Act No. 4707, enacted on June 18, 1966, amends Section 3(a) of Republic Act No. 602 to include employees of mining enterprises under the minimum wage provisions. It establishes a minimum wage of at least six pesos per day for employees in non-agricultural enterprises, with an exception for retail or service businesses employing five or fewer workers. The law aims to ensure fair compensation for workers in the mining sector and other relevant industries. It took effect immediately upon approval and was published in the Official Gazette on December 2, 1968.
June 18, 1966
REPUBLIC ACT NO. 4707
AN ACT AMENDING SECTION THREE (a) OF REPUBLIC ACT NUMBERED SIX HUNDRED TWO, AS AMENDED BY REPUBLIC ACT NUMBERED FOUR THOUSAND ONE HUNDRED EIGHTY, SO AS TO INCLUDE EMPLOYEES OF MINING ENTERPRISES WITHIN THE PURVIEW OF SAID ACT
SECTION 1. Section three (a) of Republic Act Numbered Six hundred two, as amended by Republic Act Numbered Four thousand one hundred eighty, is hereby further amended to read as follows: cd
"Sec. 3. Minimum Wage. — (a) Every employer shall pay to each of his employees who is employed by an enterprise other than in agriculture minimum wages of not less than six pesos a day: Provided, That this Act shall not apply to any retail or service enterprise that regularly employs not more than five employees;"
SECTION 2. This Act shall take effect upon its approval.
Approved: June 18, 1966
Published in the Official Gazette, Vol. 64, No. 49, p. 12588 on December 2, 1968