HB 2565
House·20th Congress·Filed Jul 29, 2025
An Act Penalizing the Act of Wage Theft Amending for This Purpose Articles 87 and 116 of Presidential Decree No. 442, Otherwise Known as the Labor Code of the Philippines
In plain language
The Wage Theft Prevention Act would make it a crime for employers to withhold wages or benefits, add penalties such as criminal liability and business‑permit suspension, and require the labor department to issue rules for enforcement.
Labor and EmploymentHuman Rights
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