Bill Type
Long Title
AN ACT REPEALING SECTIONS 29 AND 30 OF REPUBLIC ACT NO. 8042 ENTITLED `AN ACT TO INSTITUTE THE POLICIES OF OVERSEAS EMPLOYMENT AND ESTABLISH A HIGHER STANDARD OF PROTECTION AND PROMOTION OF THE WELFARE OF MIGRANT WORKERS, THEIR FAMILIES AND OVERSEASFILIPINOS IN DISTRESS AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES', ALSO KNOWN AS THE `MIGRANT WORKERS ACT OF 1995'
Date filed
June 7, 2000
Scope
Urgent Bill
No
Legislative History
| House Bill/Resolution NO. HB11756 | |
| FULL TITLE : AN ACT REPEALING SECTIONS 29 AND 30 OF REPUBLIC ACT NO. 8042 ENTITLED `AN ACT TO INSTITUTE THE POLICIES OF OVERSEAS EMPLOYMENT AND ESTABLISH A HIGHER STANDARD OF PROTECTION AND PROMOTION OF THE WELFARE OF MIGRANT WORKERS, THEIR FAMILIES AND OVERSEASFILIPINOS IN DISTRESS AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES', ALSO KNOWN AS THE `MIGRANT WORKERS ACT OF 1995' | |
| ABSTRACT : This bill refers to the (1) Comprehensive Deregulation Plan on Recruitment Activities, and (2) Gradual Phase-out of POEA Functions. Rationale: Deregulation is not the answer and solution to the problem of corruption and bureaucratic red tape; illegal recruitment still continues, as well as incidents of on-site violation of the rights of overseas Filipino workers. | |
| PRINCIPAL AUTHOR/S : ROSALES, LORETTA ANN P. | |
| DATE FILED : 2000-06-07 | |
| SIGNIFICANCE: NATIONAL | |
| CO-AUTHORS : | |
| 1. | 2. |
| ADMINISTRATION BILL? No | |
| URGENT BILL? No | |
| ACTIONS TAKEN BY THE COMMITTEE ON RULES | |
| REFERRAL TO THE COMMITTEE ON LABOR AND EMPLOYMENT ON 2000-07-17 | |
| SECONDARILY REFERRED TO THE COMMITTEE(S) ON FOREIGN AFFAIRS |
Abstract
This bill refers to the (1) Comprehensive Deregulation Plan on Recruitment Activities, and (2) Gradual Phase-out of POEA Functions. Rationale: Deregulation is not the answer and solution to the problem of corruption and bureaucratic red tape; illegal recruitment still continues, as well as incidents of on-site violation of the rights of overseas Filipino workers.
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