Page 412 - Important Provisions of The New Civil Code

CONTRACT OF LABOR

Article 1700. The relations between capital and

labor are not merely contractual. They are so

impressed with public interest that labor

contracts must yield to the common good.

Therefore, such contracts are subject to the

special laws on labor unions, collective

bargaining, strikes and lockouts, closed shop,

wages, working conditions, hours of labor and

similar subjects.

Article 1702. In case of doubt, all labor

legislation and all labor contracts shall be

construed in favor of the safety and decent

living for the laborer.