The Department of Migrant Workers (DMW) is set to release the Implementing Rules and Regulation (IRR) or Republic Act (RA) No. 12021, or the Magna Carta of Filipino Seafarers this week.
The Department of Migrant Workers is set to release the Implementing Rules and Regulation or Republic Act No. 12021, or the Magna Carta of Filipino Seafarers this week.
“Concerned stakeholders in the maritime industry, including labor, government, and management thoroughly reviewed the IRR to ensure coverage of all the critical provisions of the law that guarantee safe working conditions and enhanced social protection for Filipino seafarers in the global maritime scene,” DMW said in a statement last Monday.
The Federation of Free Workers said it will consider questioning the legality of the bond provision RA 12021 once it is implemented.
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