Labor Code · Chapter I – General Provisions
Declaration of Basic Policy
The State shall afford protection to labor, promote full employment, ensure equal work opportunities regardless of sex, race or creed, and regulate the relations between workers and employers. The State shall assure the rights of workers to self-organization, collective bargaining, security of tenure, and just and humane conditions of work.
See the policy declarations in Sec. 3, Article XIII of the 1987 Constitution of the Republic of the Philippines. See also R.A. No. 10911 (2016), “An Act Prohibiting Discrimination Against Any Individual in Employment on Account of Age and Providing Penalties Therefor,” also known as the “Anti-Age Discrimination in Employment Act.” This law enunciates the state policy to: “(a) promote employment of individuals on the basis of their abilities, knowledge, skills and qualifications rather than their age; (b) prohibit arbitrary age limitations in employment; and (c) promote the right of all employees and workers, regardless of age, to be treated equally in terms of compensation, benefits, promotion, training and other employment opportunities.”
Text and numbering follow the Department of Labor and Employment's 2022 edition of Presidential Decree No. 442, as amended and renumbered under DOLE Department Advisory No. 01, series of 2015. Former article numbers are shown in brackets. Notes are DOLE's editorial notes. Amendments after that edition are not included. For information and research only, and not legal advice. For certified copies, refer to the Official Gazette or the issuing agency.