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The Philippines is
currently reviewing the possibility of relaxing domestic
labor market rigidities by liberalizing the procedures,
requirements, fees and periods of validity regarding the
employment of foreign nationals from ASEAN-member
countries, as part of its initial commitment under the
General Agreement on Trade in Services (GATS).
The paper provides a brief
discussion on specific provisions of laws governing the
hiring of foreign nationals in local industries,
professions with reciprocity provisions, rights to
self-organization, and regulations on the entry of alien
employees, among others.
The
country’s policies on foreign workers are found mainly
in the 1987 Constitution; the Labor Code of the
Philippines, other related laws and statutes; as well as
international covenants entered into by the Philippines.
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