Article 1700

RA 386 · Civil Code of the PhilippinesKey provision

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The relations between capital and labor are not merely contractual.

Official text — RA 386

The relations between capital and labor are not merely contractual. They are so impressed with public interest that labor contracts must yield to the common good. Therefore, such contracts are subject to the special laws on labor unions, collective bargaining, strikes and lockouts, closed shop, wages, working conditions, hours of labor and similar subjects.

Source: lawphil.net (RA 386 as amended)

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