LABOR and employers groups as well as government agencies have sought amendments to bills seeking to protect freelancers and workers in the informal sector. READ
Among the provisions that were cited for clarification include the definition of freelancers with regards the more general informal sector workers, compensation rates provided under contracts, and social security benefits.We subscribe to the spirit and intent of the bill considering that it provides protection to our freelance workers,Employers Confederation of the Philippines Legal Service Manager Robert F.
Senate Majority Leader Emmanuel Joel J.
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