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Preliminary Title

Article 3

PD 442 · Labor Code of the PhilippinesELI5 guide available

ELI5— what this means for you

This is the heart of the Labor Code's purpose: the State must protect workers, promote full employment, ensure equal opportunity regardless of sex, race, or creed, and guarantee workers' rights to organize, bargain collectively, have security of tenure, and work in humane conditions.

Key point

The State's promise to every Filipino worker: protection, equal opportunity, and humane work.

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