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AN ACT PROVIDING FOR A MAGNA CARTA OF WORKERS IN THE INFORMAL SECTOR, INSTITUTIONALIZING MECHANISMS FOR IMPLEMENTATION THEREOF AND AMENDING FOR THE PURPOSE CERTAIN PROVISIONS OF REPUBLIC ACT NOS. 7160 AND 8282
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Date filed
July 14, 2021
Legislative History
| House Bill/Resolution NO. HB09830 |
| FULL TITLE : AN ACT PROVIDING FOR A MAGNA CARTA OF WORKERS IN THE INFORMAL SECTOR, INSTITUTIONALIZING MECHANISMS FOR IMPLEMENTATION THEREOF AND AMENDING FOR THE PURPOSE CERTAIN PROVISIONS OF REPUBLIC ACT NOS. 7160 AND 8282 |
| ABSTRACT : Provides that workers engaged in an economic activity shall belong to an informal sector: those who are operating, employed, or working either as a micro-entrepreneur or is self-employed like vendors, small farmers, marginalized fisherfolks, home-based workers, and small transport; own-account or those who are self-employed such as on-call domestic and service workers, barbers/manicurists/pedicurists, drivers, barkers/fare collectors/dispatchers, welders/mechanics, non-corporate construction workers, appliance technicians, scavengers.Proposes to extend protection to these workers, accord them opportunities and their rights, through providing standardized social security measures, registration system, LGU one-stop-shop, Informal Sector Local Development Office, legitimate organizations, workplace security, among others. |
| PRINCIPAL AUTHOR/S : OLIVAREZ, ERIC L. |
| DATE FILED : 2021-07-14 |
| ACTIONS TAKEN BY THE COMMITTEE ON RULES |
| REFERRAL TO THE COMMITTEE ON LABOR AND EMPLOYMENT ON 2021-08-02 |
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