Practice question
A policy memorandum states that labor is merely an economic input and that the State has no constitutional policy of protecting workers or promoting their welfare. Which response applies Article II, Section 18?
- The memorandum is correct because only capital receives constitutional recognition.
- The memorandum disregards the recognition of labor as a primary social economic force and the policy of worker protection.
- The memorandum is correct unless workers own the enterprise.
- The memorandum is correct whenever wages exceed the minimum.
- The memorandum is correct because worker welfare is constitutionally irrelevant.
Legal references
- 1987 Constitution, Article II, Section 18: https://elibrary.judiciary.gov.ph/thebookshelf/showdocs/3/353
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