Migrant Workers and Overseas Filipinos Act
Section 4. Deployment of Migrant Workers. - The State shall deploy overseas Filipino workers only in countries where the rights of Filipino migrant workers are protected. The government recognizes any of the following as a guarantee on the part of the receiving country for the protection and the rights of overseas Filipino workers:
a. It has existing labor and social laws protecting the rights of migrant workers;
b. It is a signatory to multilateral conventions, declarations or resolutions relating to the protection of migrant workers;
c. It has concluded a bilateral agreement or arrangement with the government protecting the rights of overseas Filipino workers; and
d. It is taking positive, concrete measures to protect the rights of migrant workers.