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LETTER OF INSTRUCTIONS NO. 1516 -
ENHANCING ON-SITE ASSISTANCE TO WORKERS THE REGIONAL LABOR CENTERS |
The Minister, Ministry of Tourism
In view of the need to provide adequate on-site protection to contract workers overseas and pursuant to the authority granted under Executive Order 797, you are hereby instructed to:
1.
Immediately set up two Regional Labor Centers, one each for Europe and
Asia, with functions and responsibilities similar to that of the
Regional Labor Center for Africa and the Middle East. An amount of TEN
MILLION PESOS (P10 M) from the Ministry of Tourism's share of the
workers travel tax shall be appropriated annually to help support the
two centers.
2. Set up a
corps of local legal retainers in countries where there is a sizeable
number of Filipino workers who shall provide free legal service to
workers whenever necessary. For this purpose, an annual sum of FIVE
MILLION PESOS (P5 M) shall be set aside from the Welfare Fund for
Overseas Workers;
Done in the City of Manila, this 26th day of January, 1986.
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