SB 699
Senate·20th Congress·Filed Jul 17, 2025
Amending Sec. 23 of R. A. No. 8042 (Migrant Workers and Overseas Filipinos Act)
An Act to Strengthen Human Rights Education and the System of Legal Assistance for Migrant Workers, Amending for the Purpose Section 23 of Republic Act No. 8042, Otherwise Known as the Migrant Workers and Overseas Filipinos Act of 1995, as Amended
In plain language
The proposal adds a new rule that makes the Commission on Human Rights create and run a human‑rights education program for Filipino workers abroad, working together with the Department of Migrant Workers, the DFA, the DOLE and other agencies, and it also requires Philippine embassies to involve the CHR in giving legal help to those workers.
Labor and EmploymentHuman RightsForeign Affairs
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Human Rights Defenders ProtectionHuman Rights EducationMigrant WorkersOverseas Filipino Workers (OFWS)/ Migrant Workers
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SBN-699 · Sources: BetterGov Open Congress, BatasWatch