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MALACAÑAN PALACE
MANILA

BY THE PRESIDENT OF THE PHILIPPINES

[ Memorandum Order No. 6, July 13, 1992 ]

TO	NIEVES CONFESOR
	Acting Secretary, Department of Labor and Employment
SUBJECT	VARIOUS ISSUES ON LABOR
DATE	13 July 1992

In a meeting with the Senators held last 11 July 1992, the following issues concerning the labor sector were raised:

1 Anomalies in the collection of application fees from Taiwan-bound workers;

2 The need to draw up a set of recommendations in the drafting of a Memorandum of Agreement between the Philippines and other countries that would ensure the protection and welfare of overseas contract workers;

3 The need to ensure that crime of illegal recruitment is included among the offenses for priority attention of the Presidential Anti-Crime Commission;

4 Development of a study that will propose stricter implementation of the provisions of the Labor Code, particularly that which will require the direct election of labor leaders by union members, as a concrete component of the people empowerment program.

5 The Congressional initiative to raise the National Minimum Wage.1aшphi1

In this regard, please make sure that the necessary actions are taken to address the issues accordingly.

(Sgd.) PETER D. GARRUCHO, JR.
Acting Executive Secretary

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