Practice question
A local intermediary canvasses applicants, arranges interviews, and transports selected workers to a plantation. The intermediary argues that only the plantation hires workers and that no recruitment exists until wages are paid. Which is the best assessment of the intermediary’s activities under Article 13(b)?
- They are outside the definition because the intermediary does not pay wages
- Only the transportation is covered, and only after employment begins
- The activities are covered because canvassing and transporting workers are enumerated recruitment acts
- They are covered only if all applicants sign one collective contract
- They are outside the definition if the plantation eventually rejects some applicants
Legal references
- https://lawphil.net/statutes/presdecs/pd1974/pd_442_1974.html — Labor Code, Article 13(b), recruitment and placement.
- https://www.lawphil.net/judjuris/juri1986/jul1986/gr_l-58674_1986.html — People v. Panis, GR Nos. L-58674-77, July 11, 1986, main decision, Article 13(b) proviso.
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