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Presidential Decree 442 Labor Code of the Philippines.

Country/Territory
Philippines
Document type
Regulation
Date
1974
Source
FAO, FAOLEX
Subject
General
Keyword
Legal proceedings/administrative proceedings Classification/declassification Enforcement/compliance Gender Human rights
Geographical area
Asia, Asia and the Pacific, East Asian Seas, North Pacific, South-Eastern Asia
Abstract

This Decree refers to Book Three of the Labor Code of the Philippines regarding conditions of employment. The Decree provides for working conditions and rest periods, administration and enforcement provisions. This Decree refers to Article 128 till 138 of the Labor Code related to the issues of visitorial and enforcement power, recovery of wages, simple money claims and other benefits, employment of women, night-work prohibition, facilities for women, maternity leave benefits, family planning services, prohibition of discrimination, stipulation against marriage, prohibited acts and classification of certain women workers.

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