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Book IV — Health, Safety & Social Welfare

Article 211

PD 442 · Labor Code of the PhilippinesELI5 guide available

ELI5— what this means for you

Book V establishes the State's policy on labor relations: free collective bargaining and negotiation are the primary modes of settling disputes. Unions, strikes, lockouts, and arbitration all flow from this foundation.

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