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Book V — Labor Relations

Article 267Assistance by the Department of Labor.

PD 442 · Labor Code of the PhilippinesELI5 guide available

ELI5— what this means for you

DOLE provides special assistance to organize the most underprivileged workers — those not normally covered by major unions due to their occupation, work structure, or low income.

Key point

Official text — PD 442

Assistance by the Department of Labor.

The Department of Labor, at the initiative of the Secretary of Labor, shall extend special assistance to the organization, for purposes of collective bargaining, of the most underprivileged workers who, for reasons of occupation, organizational structure or insufficient incomes, are not normally covered by major labor organizations or federations.

Source: lawphil.net (PD 442 as amended)

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