Bill Type
Congress Name
Full Title of Bill
AN ACT REDEFINING THE CRIME OF ILLEGAL RECRUITMENT COMMITTED BY A SYNDICATE, AMENDING FOR THE PURPOSE ARTICLE 38 OF PRESIDENTIAL DECREE NO. 442, OTHERWISE KNOWN AS THE "LABOR CODE OF THE PHILIPPINES," AS AMENDED AND SECTION 6 OF REPUBLIC ACT NO. 8042, OTHERWISE KNOWN AS THE "MIGRANT WORKERS AND OVERSEAS FILIPINOS ACT OF 1995," AS AMENDED
Text as filed (link)
Date filed
September 19, 2022
Date Read
September 21, 2022
Bill Status
Substituted by HB07718
Mother Bill Status
Approved by the House on 2023-05-15, transmitted to the Senate on 2023-05-16 and received by the Senate on 2023-05-16
Committee Details
Primary Committee
Legislative History
| House Bill/Resolution NO. HB04940 |
| FULL TITLE : AN ACT REDEFINING THE CRIME OF ILLEGAL RECRUITMENT COMMITTED BY A SYNDICATE, AMENDING FOR THE PURPOSE ARTICLE 38 OF PRESIDENTIAL DECREE NO. 442, OTHERWISE KNOWN AS THE "LABOR CODE OF THE PHILIPPINES," AS AMENDED AND SECTION 6 OF REPUBLIC ACT NO. 8042, OTHERWISE KNOWN AS THE "MIGRANT WORKERS AND OVERSEAS FILIPINOS ACT OF 1995," AS AMENDED |
| ABSTRACT : Aims to protect Overseas Filipino Workers (OFWs) from injustice committed against them by an illegal recruiter who forced them to carry out any illegal transaction, enterprise, or scheme. Seeks to amend the definition of syndicate by lowering the number of perpetrators from three to TWO PERSONS to qualify the act as illegal recruitment by a syndicate. |
| PRINCIPAL AUTHOR/S : TAMBUNTING, GUS S. |
| DATE FILED : 2022-09-19 |
| SIGNIFICANCE: NATIONAL |
| ACTIONS TAKEN BY THE COMMITTEE |
| MOTHER BILL: HB07718 |
| ACTIONS TAKEN BY THE COMMITTEE ON RULES |
| REFERRAL TO THE COMMITTEE ON OVERSEAS WORKERS AFFAIRS ON 2022-09-21 |
Abstract
ABSTRACT : Aims to protect Overseas Filipino Workers (OFWs) from injustice committed against them by an illegal recruiter who forced them to carry out any illegal transaction, enterprise, or scheme. Seeks to amend the definition of syndicate by lowering the number of perpetrators from three to TWO PERSONS to qualify the act as illegal recruitment by a syndicate.
Significance