In 2018, approximately 13 percent of employees working in the Philippines' agriculture sector were paid with an hourly basic pay below two-thirds of the median hourly basic wage. The share of underpaid employees in the agriculture sector has fluctuated between 10 and 15 percent over the last years.
Percentage of underpaid employees in the agriculture sector in the Philippines from 2009 to 2018
According to the source underpaid or low-paid employees are wage and salary workers with hourly basic pay (in primary job) below two-thirds of the median hourly basic pay.
Annualized data for 2014 from the Labor Force Survey is the average of April, July and October survey rounds which excluded Leyte province. Annualized data for 2015 from the Labor Force Survey is the average of January, April, July and October survey rounds which excluded Leyte province. The use of the annualized 2015 LFS data using the four survey rounds was based on the result of the referendum among members of the Interagency Committee on Labor and Productivity Statistics.
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PSA (Philippines). (February 10, 2021). Percentage of underpaid employees in the agriculture sector in the Philippines from 2009 to 2018 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved August 10, 2022, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/709422/percentage-of-underpaid-employees-in-agriculture-sector-in-the-philippines/
PSA (Philippines). "Percentage of underpaid employees in the agriculture sector in the Philippines from 2009 to 2018." Chart. February 10, 2021. Statista. Accessed August 10, 2022. https://www.statista.com/statistics/709422/percentage-of-underpaid-employees-in-agriculture-sector-in-the-philippines/
PSA (Philippines). (2021). Percentage of underpaid employees in the agriculture sector in the Philippines from 2009 to 2018. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: August 10, 2022. https://www.statista.com/statistics/709422/percentage-of-underpaid-employees-in-agriculture-sector-in-the-philippines/
PSA (Philippines). "Percentage of Underpaid Employees in The Agriculture Sector in The Philippines from 2009 to 2018." Statista, Statista Inc., 10 Feb 2021, https://www.statista.com/statistics/709422/percentage-of-underpaid-employees-in-agriculture-sector-in-the-philippines/
PSA (Philippines), Percentage of underpaid employees in the agriculture sector in the Philippines from 2009 to 2018 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/709422/percentage-of-underpaid-employees-in-agriculture-sector-in-the-philippines/ (last visited August 10, 2022)
