Exemption of Cottage Industries from P.D. No. 1713 Re: Increased Minimum Daily Wage Rates
Letter of Instructions No. 1069, issued on October 2, 1980, directs the National Wages Council and relevant authorities to exempt cottage industries from the provisions of Presidential Decree No. 1713, which mandates an increase in minimum wage rates and additional living allowances. This exemption aims to support the cottage industry sector in maintaining its competitiveness in the global market and promoting employment growth. The instruction emphasizes the importance of the cottage industry for sustainable economic development.
October 2, 1980
LETTER OF INSTRUCTIONS NO. 1069
| TO | : | National Wages Council |
| Ministry of Labor and Employment | ||
| National Cottage Industries Development Authority |
In order to enable the cottage industry sector to maintain its share in the world market for cottage and handicraft products and sustain its continued viability as a vehicle for expansion for employment, you are hereby directed to exempt cottage industries from the provisions of P.D. 1713, an act providing for an increase in the minimum daily wage rates and for additional mandatory living allowances. aisa dc
DONE in the City of Manila, this 2nd day of October, in the year of Our Lord, Nineteen Hundred and Eighty. casia