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Book I — Pre-Employment

Article 12

PD 442 · Labor Code of the PhilippinesELI5 guide available

ELI5— what this means for you

This article states Book I's goals: full employment, worker protection locally and abroad, regulated recruitment, alien employment control, and ensuring Filipinos sent overseas are carefully selected to protect the country's reputation.

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