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Practice question: Full Protection to Labor (Art. XIII)

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Practice question

A mediator encourages parties to resolve a wage dispute through conciliation while preserving their lawful claims if settlement fails. Is that approach constitutionally supported?
  1. No; every dispute must immediately become a criminal case.
  2. No; conciliation always extinguishes labor rights.
  3. Yes; voluntary dispute settlement is constitutionally favored.
  4. Yes; the mediator can impose any agreement without consent.
  5. Only if workers abandon all statutory benefits.

Legal references

  • 1987 Constitution Article XIII Section 3: https://lawphil.net/consti/cons1987.html

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