Article 12Statement of objectives.

Statement of objectives.

It is the policy of the State:

To promote and maintain a state of full employment through improved manpower training, allocation and utilization;

To protect every citizen desiring to work locally or overseas by securing for him the best possible terms and conditions of employment;

To facilitate a free choice of available employment by persons seeking work in conformity with the national interest;

To facilitate and regulate the movement of workers in conformity with the national interest;

To regulate the employment of aliens, including the establishment of a registration and/or work permit system;

To strengthen the network of public employment offices and rationalize the participation of the private sector in the recruitment and placement of workers, locally and overseas, to serve national development objectives;

To insure careful selection of Filipino workers for overseas employment in order to protect the good name of the Philippines abroad.

Title I

RECRUITMENT AND PLACEMENT OF WORKERS

Chapter I

GENERAL PROVISIONS