Bill Type
Long Title
AN ACT ESTABLISHING THE NEW LABOR CODE OF THE PHILIPPINES AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES
Congress Author
Date filed
May 7, 2003
Scope
Urgent Bill
No

Legislative History

House Bill/Resolution NO. House Bill No. 5996, 12th Congress of the Republic
FULL TITLE : AN ACT ESTABLISHING THE NEW LABOR CODE OF THE PHILIPPINES AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES
ABSTRACT : "New Labor Code of the Philippines". This bill seeks to establish a new labor code detailing the workers' economic and political rights. This comprehensive measure not only encompasses wages; job security; the workers' rights to organize, engage incollective bargaining and to strike but also occupational health and safety standards; the jurisdiction and extend of the powers of the officials and offices of the government agencies connected to labor and employment, as well as the penalties forviolations of the labor laws when perpetuated by employers and/or with the connivance of labor agencies , and the police and the military.
PRINCIPAL AUTHOR/S : BELTRAN, CRISPIN
DATE FILED : 2003-05-07
SIGNIFICANCE: NATIONAL
CO-AUTHORS :
1. Ocampo 2. Maza
ADMINISTRATION BILL? No
URGENT BILL? No
ACTIONS TAKEN BY THE COMMITTEE ON RULES
REFERRAL TO THE COMMITTEE ON LABOR AND EMPLOYMENT ON 2003-05-13

Abstract

"New Labor Code of the Philippines". This bill seeks to establish a new labor code detailing the workers' economic and political rights. This comprehensive measure not only encompasses wages; job security; the workers' rights to organize, engage incollective bargaining and to strike but also occupational health and safety standards; the jurisdiction and extend of the powers of the officials and offices of the government agencies connected to labor and employment, as well as the penalties forviolations of the labor laws when perpetuated by employers and/or with the connivance of labor agencies , and the police and the military.

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