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Book I — Pre-Employment

Article 17

PD 442 · Labor Code of the PhilippinesELI5 guide available

ELI5— what this means for you

The Overseas Employment Development Board (now absorbed into POEA) was created to promote and protect Filipino overseas workers, secure government-to-government employment agreements, and handle OFW welfare.

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