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The Labor Code of the Philippines is the legal code governing employment practices and labor relations in the Philippines. It was enacted through Presidential Decree No. 442 on Labor day, May 1, 1974, by President Ferdinand Marcos in the exercise of his then extant legislative powers. [1]
A large portion of these employed workers are salary/wage workers and then followed by self-employed. The share of the Philippine labor force employed in agriculture declined from over 40% in 1991 to less than 25% in 2019. [6]
Tung, Charlene. "The Cost of Caring: The Social Reproductive Labor of Filipina Live-in Home Health Caregivers." Frontiers: A Journal of Women Studies 21, 1/2 (2000): 61–82. Zosa, Victorina, and Orbeta Jr., Aniceto. "The Social and Economic Impact of Philippine International Labor Migration and Remittances."
In 2007, the Philippine government proposed a law requiring workers to submit to a "competency training and assessment program" which would cost them PHP10,000 to P15,000 (US$215 to US$320) – about half their average monthly salary (typically US$450).
The Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) was founded on December 8, 1933, by virtue of Act No. 4121 of the Philippine Legislature. It was renamed as the Ministry of Labor and Employment in 1978. The agency was reverted to its original name after the People Power Revolution in 1986. [4]
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The National Network of Home-based Workers (Pambansang Tagapag-ugnay ng Manggagawa sa Bahay) was first launched in 1991. In 1992, PATAMABA succeeded in pressuring the Filipino government into affirming certain labour protections for home-based workers, including the registration of worker's organisations, the possibility of collective bargaining and the right to immediate payment.
The NLRC part of the Department of Labor and Employment where its policies and programs [2] are coordinated. The commission dates back to the commonwealth period, when the contract labor law act was passed in the United States Congress on January 23, 1885, it was then implemented in the Philippines on June 6, 1899.