Practice question
A covered OFW establishes an unpaid salary claim. The local recruitment agency says the worker must first exhaust collection against the foreign employer before seeking payment from it, solely because it acted as recruiter. Which is correct?
- The recruiter is categorically immune
- The worker must abandon the claim
- The recruiter owes only a voluntary donation
- Solidary liability permits recourse against the agency for the covered obligation without that asserted exhaustion prerequisite
- The foreign location eliminates all liability
Legal references
- RA8042, Section 10, as amended by RA10022, Section 7: https://lawphil.net/statutes/repacts/ra2010/ra_10022_2010.html
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