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Book I — Pre-Employment

Article 13

PD 442 · Labor Code of the PhilippinesELI5 guide available

ELI5— what this means for you

This article defines key terms: 'worker', 'recruitment and placement', 'private fee-charging employment agency', 'license', 'seaman', and 'overseas employment'. If any person offers employment for a fee to two or more people, they are legally engaged in recruitment.

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