THE LABOR CODE OF THETHE LABOR CODE OF THEPHILIPPINESPHILIPPINES

PRESIDENTIAL DECREE PRESIDENTIAL DECREE NO.442,NO.442,

AS AMENDED.AS AMENDED.

THE LABOR CODE OF THE THE LABOR CODE OF THE PHILIPPINESPHILIPPINES

A DECREE INSTITUTING A LABOR CODE A DECREE INSTITUTING A LABOR CODE THEREBY THEREBY REVISINGREVISING AND AND CONSOLIDATING LABOR AND SOCIAL CONSOLIDATING LABOR AND SOCIAL LAWSLAWS TO AFFORD TO AFFORD PROTECTION TO PROTECTION TO LABORLABOR, , PROMOTE EMPLOYMENT AND PROMOTE EMPLOYMENT AND HUMAN RESOURCES DEVELOPMENTHUMAN RESOURCES DEVELOPMENT AND AND INSURE INDUSTRIAL PEACEINSURE INDUSTRIAL PEACE BASED BASED ON SOCIAL JUSTICE. ON SOCIAL JUSTICE.

PRELIMINARY TITLEPRELIMINARY TITLE

Chapter IChapter I

GENERAL PROVISIONSGENERAL PROVISIONS

ARTICLE 1ARTICLE 1Name of DecreeName of Decree

This Decree shall be known as theThis Decree shall be known as the "Labor Code of the Philippines"."Labor Code of the Philippines".

ARTICLE 2ARTICLE 2Date of EffectivityDate of Effectivity

This Code shall take effect six (6) This Code shall take effect six (6) months after its promulgation.months after its promulgation.

ARTILE 3ARTILE 3 Declaration of Basic PolicyDeclaration of Basic Policy The State shall afford The State shall afford protection to protection to

laborlabor, , promote full employmentpromote full employment, , ensure ensure equal work opportunitiesequal work opportunities regardless of regardless of sex, race or creed and sex, race or creed and regulate the regulate the relations between workers and relations between workers and employersemployers. The State shall assure the . The State shall assure the rights of workers to rights of workers to self-organizationself-organization, , collective bargainingcollective bargaining, , security of tenuresecurity of tenure, , and just and and just and humane conditions of humane conditions of work. work.

ARTICLE 4 ARTICLE 4 Construction in Favor of Construction in Favor of

LaborLabor All doubts in the implementation and All doubts in the implementation and

interpretation of the provisions of interpretation of the provisions of this Code, including its implementing this Code, including its implementing rules and regulations, rules and regulations, shall be shall be resolved in favor of labor. resolved in favor of labor.

ARTICLE 5ARTICLE 5Rules and regulationsRules and regulations

The Department of Labor and other The Department of Labor and other government agencies charged with the government agencies charged with the administration and enforcement of this administration and enforcement of this Code or any of its parts Code or any of its parts shall shall promulgate the necessary promulgate the necessary implementing rules and regulationsimplementing rules and regulations. . Such rules and regulations shall Such rules and regulations shall become effective fifteen (15) days after become effective fifteen (15) days after announcement of their adoption in announcement of their adoption in newspapers of general circulation. newspapers of general circulation.

ARTICLE 6ARTICLE 6ApplicabilityApplicability

All rights and benefits granted to All rights and benefits granted to workers under this Code shall, except workers under this Code shall, except as may otherwise be provided as may otherwise be provided herein, apply alike to all workers, herein, apply alike to all workers, whether agricultural or non-whether agricultural or non-agricultural. (As amended by agricultural. (As amended by Presidential Decree No. 570-A, Presidential Decree No. 570-A, November 1, 1974). November 1, 1974).