Protection to Labor for Overseas Filipino Workers | 9 December 2024

It is said that employees are not stripped of their security of tenure when they move work in a different jurisdiction. This is with respect to the rights of overseas Filipino workers (OFWs). This means that every employee abroad is entitled to security of tenure, among other constitutional rights.

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Alburo Law
December 09, 2024

The State shall afford full protection to labor, local or overseas. (Section 3, Article XIII, 1987 Constitution)

It is the duty of the State to protect the rights and promote the welfare of Overseas Filipino Workers and their families by:

(a) ensuring that private recruitment shall meet professional, legal, and ethical standards;

(b) obtaining the best possible conditions of work that uphold the dignity of Overseas Filipino Workers;

(c) providing timely and responsive services to address the needs regardless of legal status;

(d) ensuring their participation in the formulation of policies affecting their welfare; and

(e) providing mechanisms in the formulation of policies affecting their welfare; and

(f) providing mechanisms for skills development and reintegration. (Section 2, R.A. No. 11641 or the Department of Migrant Workers Act)

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