Practice question
A domestic worker is required to serve indefinitely as security for a loan. The length and nature of service are undefined. Does RA 10361's definition permit calling this a lawful loan arrangement merely because money was advanced?
- Yes; every advance authorizes indefinite service.
- Yes; the employer may define bondage out of existence.
- Yes; a worker's services are always the employer's property.
- Yes; the prohibition applies only to recruitment agencies.
- No; the stipulated arrangement fits the statutory debt-bondage definition and is prohibited.
Legal references
- Republic Act No. 10361, sections 4(a) and 15, https://lawphil.net/statutes/repacts/ra2013/ra_10361_2013.html
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