Practice question
Under Samahan ng Manggagawa sa Hanjin Shipyard v BLR, is self-organization confined to forming a labor union?
- Yes; associations for mutual aid are constitutionally irrelevant.
- Yes; workers may organize only after a strike.
- No; workers may also form or join associations for mutual aid, protection and other legitimate purposes.
- No; every association automatically becomes the exclusive bargaining agent.
- Yes; workers with definite employers can never form associations.
Legal references
- 1987 Constitution Article XIII Section 3: https://lawphil.net/consti/cons1987.html
- Samahan ng Manggagawa sa Hanjin Shipyard v BLR, G.R. 211145, October 14, 2015, main opinion: https://lawphil.net/judjuris/juri2015/oct2015/gr_211145_2015.html
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