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A Philippines fish cannery in Papua New Guinea has sacked over 400 of its employees for protesting against its failure to pay a wage rate of a dollar an hour. In 2009 PNG's Minimum Wages Board set its new wage rate at a dollar an hour. All employers were to pay the rate starting this year.
PNG's Employers Federation says the RD Tuna cannery did not receive an exemption from the Department of Labour.The federation says therefore the company should pay the minim wage rate of a dollar an hour.
RD Tuna applied for exemptions under the agriculture sector despite being an employer in the fisheries sector. The company's management says it will not implement the new wage rate until the Department of Labour makes a ruling.
In March, PNG's Department of Labour advised companies which did not receive exemptions to implement the new wage rate.
The Employers Federation has accused the Department of Labour of failing to inform companies individually. The RD Tuna cannery has reportedly reinstated half of the 400 plus employees, mostly women, it sacked last week.
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