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AT A GLANCE:
May 1 of every year is declared as “Labor Day” by virtue of Proclamation No. 1105, series of 2015
Labor day is a national holiday on May 1, 2023 where we celebrate the essential role which the workers play in our country’s grown and development.
The law says:
NOW, THEREFORE, I, BENIGNO S. AQUINO III, by virtue of the powers vested in me by the Constitution as President of the Philippines, do hereby declare May 1 as Labor Day.
The Constitution recognizes the rights of the laborers. Section 3 specifically states that, the tate shall afford full protection to labor, local and overseas, organized and unorganized, and promote full employment and equality of employment opportunities for all. It shall guarantee the rights of all workers to self-organization, collective bargaining and negotiations, and peaceful concerted activities, including the right to strike in accordance with law. They shall be entitled to security of tenure, humane conditions of work, and a living wage. They shall also participate in policy and decision-making processes affecting their rights and benefits as may be provided by law. The State shall promote the principle of shared responsibility between workers and employers and the preferential use of voluntary modes in settling disputes, including conciliation, and shall enforce their mutual compliance therewith to foster industrial peace. The State shall regulate the relations between workers and employers, recognizing the right of labor to its just share in the fruits of production and the right of enterprises to reasonable returns to investments, and to expansion and growth.
The Labor Code provides that, the State shall afford protection to labor, promote full employment, ensure equal work opportunities regardless of sex, race or creed, and regulate the relations between workers and employers. The State shall assure the rights of workers to self-organization, collective bargaining, security of tenure, and just and humane conditions of work. All doubts in the implementation and interpretation of the provisions of the Labor Code, including its implementing rules and regulations, shall be resolved in favor of labor.
As can be gleaned from our present laws and existing jurisprudence, the State places high regard to employees and endeavors to protect them and give them a wage that could sustain their basic standards of living, taking into consideration their health and general well being of the worker. Thus, we celebrate all workers’ contributions to the society, most especially on every 1st of May.
(Proclamation No. 1105, series of 2015)
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