Ratifying International Labour Organization Convention No. 122 Concerning Employment Policy
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Ratifying International Labour Organization Convention No. 122 Concerning Employment Policy
Presidential Decree No. 591
December 2, 1974
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Presidential Decree No. 591Ratifying International Labour Organization Convention No. 122 Concerning Employment Policy
- Recognizes the right of all human beings to pursue material well-being and spiritual development in conditions of freedom, dignity, economic security, and equal opportunity. (Preamble)
- Recognizes the right to work, free choice of employment, just and favorable conditions of work, and protection against unemployment. (Preamble)
- Acknowledges the duty of the government to provide an atmosphere conducive to economic growth and raising living standards through an integrated and active Employment Policy. (Preamble)
- Adopts the International Labour Organization Convention No. 122 Concerning Employment Policy for the Republic of the Philippines. (Section 1)
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Ratifying International Labour Organization Convention No. 122 Concerning Employment Policy
Presidential Decree No. 591
•December 2, 1974
MALACAÑANGM a n i l a
PRESIDENTIAL DECREE No. 591 December 2, 1974
RATIFYING INTERNATIONAL LABOUR ORGANIZATION CONVENTION NO. 122 CONCERNING EMPLOYMENT POLICY
WHEREAS, all human beings, irrespective of race, creed, sex, belief, or station in life, have the right to pursue both their material well-being and their spiritual development in conditions of freedom and dignity, of economic security and equal opportunity;
WHEREAS, everyone has the right to work to free choice of employment, to just and favorable conditions to work and to protection against unemployment;
WHEREAS, it is the duty of Government to provide the necessary atmosphere conducive to economic growth and the ultimate realization of raising the standards of living of the people through the provision of measures calculated to establish an integrated and active Employment Policy; and
WHEREAS, it is the policy of the Government to hasten the attainment of the foregoing plausible objective and to effect full and freely chosen employment for the Filipino people;
NOW, THEREFORE, I, FERDINAND E. MARCOS, President of the Philippines, by virtue of the powers vested...
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