Republic of the Philippines Supreme Court Manila THIRD DIVISION PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, | | G.R. No. 170834 | Plaintiff-Appellee, | | | | | Present: | | | | | | YNARES-SANTIAGO, J., | | | Chairperson, | - versus - | | AUSTRIA-MARTINEZ, | | | CHICO-NAZARIO, | | | VELASCO, JR.,* and | | | REYES, JJ. | | | | ANTONIO NOGRA, | | Promulgated: | Accused-Appellant
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the private sector in the recruitment and placement of workers, locally and overseas, to serve national development objectives; 7. To insure careful selection of Filipino workers for overseas employment in order to protect the good name of the Philippines abroad. Title I RECRUITMENT AND PLACEMENT OF WORKERS Chapter I GENERAL PROVISIONS Art. 13. Definitions. 1. "Worker" means any member of the labor force, whether employed or unemployed. 2. "Recruitment and placement" refers to
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PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, appellee, vs. CARMELITA ALVAREZ, appellant. D E C I S I O N PANGANIBAN, J.: In illegal recruitment, mere failure of the complainant to present written receipts for money paid for acts constituting recruitment activities is not fatal to the prosecution, provided the payment can be proved by clear and convincing testimonies of credible witnesses. The Case Before us is an appeal from the January 28, 2000 Decision[1] of the Regional Trial Court (RTC) of Quezon City, Branch
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Indonesia, Vietnam and Philippines pour in to our country yearly in search of jobs. Malaysia has and still welcomes foreign workers to enter our country to work in certain sectors, provided that they have valid and proper documents. Sadly, many immigrants are coming in illegally and those who fail to obtain a job are resorting to crime to earn a living. Resulting in many problems and discomfort for the society and government. Analysis Recent cases have shown many illegal Bangladeshi are pouring
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positive and negative impact not only on individuals but on the society as well. Men had used new forms and new technologies to facilitate their illegal activities and one of which is the raging human trafficking. Human trafficking or trafficking in persons is defined in the 2000 United Nations Convention Against Transnational Crime as the recruitment, transportation, harboring or receipt of persons, by means of the threat or use of force or other forms of coercion, of abduction, of fraud, of
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Republic of the Philippines Department of Labor and Employment NATIONAL LABOR RELATIONS COMMISSION Quezon City ARLENE F. BACANI, Complainant, -versus- NLRC LAC NO. _____________ NLRC NCR CASE NO. 06-07911-10 JS CONTRACTOR INC. / TRANSFIELD SERVICES, LTD. / MARY JEAN P. BORRA, Respondents. x--------------------------------------------x OPPOSITION TO COMPLAINANT’S MEMORANDUM OF APPEAL Respondents, by counsel, respectfully state: 1. As clarificatory background, on Febuary 28, 2011
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Filipinos currently live and work abroad, according to the International Labor Organization. Meanwhile, a report commissioned by U.S. Secretary of State Hilary Clinton titled “2011 U.S. Department of State Trafficking in Persons Report” placed the Philippines under Tier 2 for failing to comply with the Trafficking Victims Protection Act’s minimum standards for the anihilation of human trafficking. According to a June 2012 US Department of State report, Filipinos are easy targets for exploitation, adding
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issue of foreign workers has received increase media and national attention. However, to date there has been limited research on the nature and consequences of employment of foreign workers in Malaysia. Introduction of significant changes in recruitment phenomenon has ended in painful and traumatic atmosphere which barely acceptable by local workforce in Malaysia. This conceptual paper can be derived from the field of industrial relations which play a significant role in employment of foreign
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OUTLINE: Topic - Impact of Migration: Focus on Philippines I. Introduction Ia. Defining Migration a.1 Kinds of Migration a.2 Who are Migrants a.3 Factors of Migration a.4 Reasons for Migration II. Review of Related Literature III. History of Migration and its Policies III.a. Migration Policies - Critique III.b. Statistics b.1.Number of Migrants b.2.Main destinations
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carry out 90% of them. Unfortunately, only a small section is protected by general labour laws. Furthermore, United Nations Population Fund (UNPF) (2006) said that Asia is a big source of “international migrants” who are employed as domestic, where more industrialized countries such as Hong Kong, Malaysia and India import or accept DWs from developing Asian nations like Combodia, Indonesia and the Philippines (Smales, 2010; UNPF, 2006). In Cambodia, as stated by the Cambodian Legal Education Center
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