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Practice question: Right Against Involuntary Servitude

Multiple Choice Easy

Practice question

Does Section 15 prohibit an employer only from directly placing a domestic worker under debt bondage?
  1. Yes, indirect arrangements are expressly permitted.
  2. Yes, a middleman always creates immunity.
  3. No; it prohibits direct or indirect placement.
  4. Yes, only a judicial mortgage is covered.
  5. No; because all advances are forbidden by definition.

Legal references

  • Republic Act No. 10361, Sections 4(a) and 15: https://lawphil.net/statutes/repacts/ra2013/ra_10361_2013.html Section 15.

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