Practice question
Which best describes a trade union center under the definition discussed in SMCEU-PTGWO v SMPPEU-PDMP?
- One establishment’s unregistered employees.
- A committee appointed exclusively by an employer.
- A grouping of registered national unions or federations for mutual aid, protection, assistance, and relevant policy participation.
- A court that decides labor cases.
- A government corporation administering pensions.
Legal references
- DOLE Department Order 40-03, RulesI–III definitions and registration, as amended: https://elibrary.judiciary.gov.ph/thebookshelf/showdocs/10/42246
- RA 9481 Sections 1–5,8–9; Labor Code amendments on registration and membership: https://lawphil.net/statutes/repacts/ra 2007/ra_9481_2007.html
- SMCEU-PTGWO v SMPPEU-PDMP, G.R. 171153, September 12 2007, main opinion: https://lawphil.net/judjuris/juri2007/sep2007/gr_171153_2007.html
- Labor Code, DOLE consolidated 2022 edition, specified articles: https://natlex.ilo.org/dyn/natlex2/natlex2/files/download/15242/PHL15242%202022.pdf; Articles 240–241.
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