GENDER-BASED INDICATORS OF LABOR AND EMPLOYMENT IN AGRICULTURE
Table 6.1a
Number of employed males in agriculture, by region, Philippines, 2013-2017
(in '000 persons)
REGION
Philippines
NCR
CAR
Ilocos Region
Cagayan Valley
Central Luzon
CALABARZON
MIMAROPA Region
Bicol Region
Western Visayas
Central Visayas
Eastern Visayas
Zamboanga Peninsula
Northern Mindanao
Davao Region
SOCCSKSARGEN
Caraga
ARMM
2013
2014
2016
2017
8,822
8,695
8,386
8,307
7,929
26
219
502
596
669
533
449
693
830
577
639
467
534
532
615
290
651
27
234
502
583
659
559
438
686
881
583
388
461
566
537
619
296
678
22
229
486
585
618
511
416
673
869
588
348
447
517
506
604
292
676
21
213
452
543
556
449
404
651
803
607
548
503
521
552
586
307
589
22
210
411
486
508
443
379
556
782
607
489
467
532
538
628
316
557
Source: Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA)
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2015
Agricultural Wage Rates
Agricultural wage rate is an indicator of progress and welfare of
agricultural workers. It tracks the rate of payment received by workers on
the basis of some units of payment for the services rendered in farm
operations. Sex-disaggregated information on wage rates indicates the
wage differential between the male and female workers in agriculture.
At the national level, the nominal wage rate paid to male agricultural
workers amounted to PhP 284.72 per day which was higher by
PhP 28.92 per day as compared to what was received by the female
agricultural workers at PhP 255.80 per day. In real terms, the male
workers got an average wage rate of PhP 255.35 per day while female
workers were given an average wage rate of PhP 229.42 per day. Wage
differential was estimated at PhP 25.93 per day in favor of the male
workers.
Across regions, CALABARZON reported the highest daily nominal wage
rate for the males at PhP 371.72 and for the females at PhP 351.07. The
corresponding daily real wage rates were PhP 337.93 and PhP 319.15.
Higher nominal wage rates for the male agricultural workers were noted
in Central Luzon at PhP 363.43, in Caraga at PhP 316.27 and in Ilocos
Region at PhP 312.61. The respective wage rates in the said regions for
the females were likewise higher at PhP 317.02, PhP 274.45 and
PhP 300.05. The regions’ daily real wage rates for the males ranged from
PhP 280.38 to PhP 325.07 while for the females, from PhP 243.31 to
PhP 283.56. Meanwhile, the lowest nominal wage rate for the males at
around PhP 239.0 per day was reported each in Central Visayas and in
Zamboanga Peninsula. The equivalent real wage rates were estimated at
about PhP 207.00 per day each. For the female workers, the least nominal
wage rates were posted in Central Visayas at PhP 229.49 per day and
Eastern Visayas at PhP 217.98 per day. These were PhP 199.21 and
PhP 186.95, respectively, in real terms (Tables 7.1a, 7.1b, 7.2a and 7.2b).
PHILIPPINE STATISTICS AUTHORITY
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