NINETEENTH CONGRESS OF THE 
REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINES
First Regular Session
SENATE 
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Introduced by SENATOR JOEL VILLANUEVA
AN ACT PROVIDING FOR A MAGNA CARTA FOR WORKERS IN 
THE INFORMAL ECONOMY AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES
EXPLANATORY NOTE
The International Labour Organization (ILO) defines the informal economy as 
consisting of dependent, self-employed small-scale producers and distributors of 
goods and services,”1 or workers who are not, or are otherwise insufficiently, 
covered by formal work arrangements.2 In a survey conducted in 2008, the then 
National Statistics Office (NSO) and the United Nations Economic and Social 
Commission for Asia and the Pacific (UN ESCAP) found that there were 
approximately 10.5 million informal sector operators in the Philippines.3
In 2018, the Informal Sector Survey conducted by the Philippine Statistics 
Authority estimates that there are about 15.68 million informal or self-employed 
workers nationwide.4 This number represents more than one third of the estimated 
43 million workforce in the country in 2018.5
The contribution of workers from the informal economy to the overall 
economic health of the country cannot be gainsaid. The informal economy allows for 
the creation and production of economic opportunities, most especially for those who 
cannot integrate into the formal economy.6 Regrettably however, while the informal
1 
Informal Economy in the Philippines. International Labour Organization. Available at 
https://www.ilo.org/manila/areasofwork/informal-economy/lang--en/index.htm (date last accessed: July 21,2020).
2 Magna Carta of Workers in the Informal Economy. Philippine Commission on Women. Available at 
https://www.pcw.gov.ph/wpla/-magna-carta-workers-informal-economy (date last accessed: July 21, 2020).
3 Informal sector operators counted at 10.5 million (Results from the 2008 Informal Sector Survey). Philippine 
Statistics Authority. Available at https://psa.gov.ph/content/informal-sector-operators-counted-105-miilion-results- 
2008-informal-sector-survey (date last accessed: July 21, 2020). https://psa.gov.ph/statistics/survey/labor-and- 
employment/labor-force-survey/title/Employment%20Situation%20in%20July%202018
4 Available at: https://pcw.gov.ph/magna-carta-of-workers-in-the-informal-economy/
5 Available at: https://psa.gov.ph/statistics/survey/labor-and-employment/labor-force-survey/ 
title/Employment%20Situation%20in%20July%202018
6 Supra, note 2.


economy serves as a real driving force of the country’s economy, the workers and 
actors in the informal economy remain largely “not covered by the country’s labor 
laws and regulations.” In simpler terms, the informal economy as a whole has little 
protection from the law.
This paradox is highlighted even more in the face of the Constitutional 
prescriptions requiring the State to “promote a just and dynamic social order that 
will... free the people from poverty through policies that provide adequate social 
services, promote full employment, a rising standard of living, and an improved 
quality of life for all”;7 and “protect the rights of the workers and promote their 
welfare”;8 and “afford full protection to labor.”9
Thus, the proposed bill, among others, seeks to remedy this shortcoming in 
our legal system by affirming and establishing as a matter of law the rights, 
protection, and security afforded to workers and economic units in the informal 
sector, including rights and labor standards guaranteed to all workers and the entire 
labor force under the Constitution and relevant labor laws.
The proposed bill likewise affirms and protects the right of the informal sector 
workers to organize and perform legitimate activities as an organization. Additionally, 
it directs key government agencies to support and institutionalize social security 
measures and protection for the informal sector. The proposed bill also seeks to 
afford the informal workers, economic units, and own-account workers preferential 
treatments, policy and infrastructure support, and measures intended to help the 
informal sector thrive and flourish as a successful and formidable economic force. 
This includes capacity-building for own-account workers to access e-marketing 
facilities that will especially remove middle men in the transaction and facilitate the 
sale of produce or products directly to the consumers. Our experience during the 
Enhanced Community Quarantine (ECQ) in 2020 has greatly emphasized the need 
to directly connect these workers to the consumers in order to facilitate the 
continuous movement and sale of goods and products.
Lastly, this bill also mandates the Department of Social Welfare and 
Development (DSWD), in coordination with the Department of Interior and Local 
Government (DILG), Department of Information and Communications Technology 
(DICT), the Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE), and other appropriate 
government agencies, to establish a system of registration of workers in the informal 
economy. The need for such a registry has been all the more highlighted by the 
alleged chaotic distribution of financial assistance during the ECQ.
In view of the foregoing, the immediate passage of this bill is earnestly sought.
7 Constitution, Article II, Section 9.
8 Id., Section 18.
9 Id., Article XIII, Section 3.
SENATOR JOEL VILLANUEVA


NINETEENTH CONGRESS OF THE 
REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINES
First Regular Session
SENATE 
S. B. no.359
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Introduced by SENATOR JOEL VILLANUEVA
AN ACT PROVIDING FOR A MAGNA CARTA FOR WORKERS IN 
THE INFORMAL ECONOMY AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the Philippines in 
Congress assembled:
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Chapter I
GENERAL PRINCIPLES
SECTION. 1. Short Title. - This Act shall be known as the “Magna Carta for
Workers in the Informal Economy.”
SEC. 2. Declaration of Policy. - It is hereby declared the policy of the State to:
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Promote a just and dynamic social order that shall ensure the prosperity and 
independence of the nation, and free the people from poverty through policies 
that provide adequate social services, promote decent, sustainable, and full 
employment, a rising standard of living, and an improved quality of life for all;
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Protect, promote, and fulfill the rights of every worker, including gender equity, 
non-discrimination, the right to self-organization, just and humane conditions of 
work, access to social protection programs and services, access to justice, 
security of and in the workplaces, and the right to represent their organizations 
In a continuing process of consultation, social dialogue, and tripartite bodies; 
and
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Establish an integrated and coherent policy, at all levels of government, of 
formalization of informal economic units and informal economy workers, and 
make them visible in all relevant national and local statistics.
SEC. 3. Coverage. - This Act shall apply to all workers and economic units,
including enterprises, entrepreneurs, and households in the informal economy, in
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cooperatives, and members of other social and solidarity economy units;
Home-based workers or contributing family workers, irrespective of whether 
they work in economic units in the formal or informal economy;
Employees holding informal jobs in or for formal enterprises, or for economic 
units in the informal economy, including those in contract arrangement and/or in 
supply chains, or as paid domestic workers employed by households;
(d) Workers in unrecognized or unregulated employment relationships;
farming endeavors and fishing activities; and
Non-regular domestic workers.
SEC. 4. Definition of Terms. - As used in this Act, the following terms shall mean:
“Informal Economy” refers to all economic activities by workers and economic 
units that are, in law or in practice, not covered or insufficiently covered by 
formal arrangements and does not cover illicit activities;
“Economic Units in the Informal Economy” include units that employ hired labor, 
units that are owned by individuals working on their own account, either alone 
or with the help or contributing family workers, cooperatives and other social 
and solidarity economy units, and informal work that may be found across all 
sectors of the economy, in households, as well as public and private spaces;
“informal Economy Workers’ Organization” refers to a group of informal sector 
workers, whether formally constituted or otherwise, that are organized with the 
primary objective of promoting the rights and welfare of workers in the informal 
economy;
“informal Employment or Work” refers to an employment or work arrangement 
with no legal protection and social benefits, unrecognized or unregulated, either 
in the formal or informal sector whether public or private, or in households 
either based on casual or contractual employment, kinship, or personal and 
social relations;
“Own-account worker” refers to workers who, working on their own account or 
with one or more partners, hold the type of job defined as a self-employed job, 
and have not engaged, on a continuous basis, any employee to work for them 
during the reference period;
“Security of and in the Workplace” refers to the right of every worker and 
informal economic units to an environment that guarantees and protects the 
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space, security of tenure and freedom from discrimination, risk, danger, doubt, 
anxiety, or fear of being removed, evicted, or prevented from working;
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“Social Protection” refers to policies and programs that seek to reduce poverty 
and vulnerability to risks and enhance the social status of the marginalized by 
promoting and protecting livelihood and employment, protecting against 
hazards and sudden loss of income, and improving people’s capacity to 
manage risk, as well as all other interventions that support communities, 
households, and individuals, both women and men, and realizing their rights as 
citizens through their full participation in decision-making affecting or which may 
affect their access to and control over resources necessary to maintain and 
sustain a decent and secure life;
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“Social and Solidarity Economy Units” refers to enterprises and organizations, 
including cooperatives as defined under Republic Act No. 9520, otherwise 
known as the Philippine Cooperative Code of 2008, mutual benefit societies, 
associations, foundations, and social enterprises which produce goods, 
services, and knowledge that meet the needs of the community they serve, 
through the pursuit of specific economic and social objectives and the fostering 
of solidarity.
Chapter II
RIGHTS AND BENEFITS
SEC. 5. Rights and Benefits of Workers in the Informal Economy. - Workers 
in the informal economy shall be entitled to all the rights accorded to workers by the 
Philippine Constitution, the Labor Code of the Philippines, as amended, and relevant 
international human rights instruments and international labor standards. 
Accordingly, the State shall guarantee all workers in the informal economy the 
following:
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Right to security of and in the workplace;
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Right to make a living by work freely chosen or accepted;
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Right to just and favorable conditions of work, including provision for work-life 
balance, child care, and other facilities;
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Right to a living wage and equal remuneration for work of equal value without 
distinction of any kind, especially for women who shall be guaranteed equal 
wages for work similar or equivalent to those done by men;
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Right to equal opportunity for promotion, subject to no other considerations 
than seniority and competence;
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Right to basic services, including affordable medical care, reproductive and 
other health services, low-cost housing, water, sanitation, cheap and affordable 
electricity, and efficient and effective transportation system;
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Right to rest, leisure, and reasonable limitation of working hours;
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Right to maternity and paternity benefits, as provided for by law;
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Right to equal access to education, skills training, and economic resources to 
develop self-reliance, especially for the youth, without any discrimination;
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Right to self-organization and to collectively negotiate with government and 
other entities in the promotion of their welfare and in the advancement of their 
interests, free from any political interference;
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Right to adequate food, clothing, shelter and standard of living, and the 
continuous improvement of such standard;
(m) Right to be free from any form of discrimination, violence, exploitation, including 
sexual exploitation, harassment, abuse, and any form of inhumane treatment 
which debases, degrades, or demeans the intrinsic worth and dignity of the 
worker as a human being;
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Right to accessible social protection and safety nets, labor market programs, 
and social welfare Interventions such as social security, health care, and 
insurance;
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Right to participate in policy and decision-making processes and social 
dialogue, including access to information and resources relevant to the 
promotion and protection of their rights and welfare; and
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Right to equal and equitable access to justice for redress of grievances, 
including alternative dispute resolution processes.
SEC. 6. Rights and Benefits of Own-Account Workers. - In addition to the rights 
of workers in the informal economy, own-account workers, as well as informal 
economic units, being the working poor’s primary instruments to address and 
overcome poverty, shall be accorded preferential rights by the State over the 
following:
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Infrastructure support, such as farm to market roads, common, affordable, and 
secure workplaces and facilities, merchandising centers, farmers’ markets or 
bagsakan with proper storage facilities, and inventory bulk-buying centers;
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Ease and facilitation of access to markets, including capacity-building to access 
e-marketing facilities that will especially remove middle men in the transaction 
and facilitate the sale of produce or products directly to the consumers;
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Access to affordable, appropriate, and adequate financial services, including, 
among others, collateral-free and gender-balanced credit at low interest;
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Access to appropriate and adequate machinery, equipment, and other 
technologies, with the end view of increasing productivity and growth;
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Protection from unjust dislocation from places where economic activities are 
conducted, observing the policy of “relocation before demolition”;
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Measures against racketeering, extortion, and harassment, by both State and 
non-State elements;
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Common workplaces, shared facilities, product development and technology 
support, and adequate and affordable marketing facilities;
G) Freedom from deprivation of property without valid cause and due process of 
law; and
(k) Affordable and customized social security and insurance programs.
SEC. 7. Rights of Legitimate Organization of Workers in the Informal Economy 
or Employment. - Workers in the informal economy or employment may organize 
into unions, cooperatives, social and solidarity economic units’ organizations, and 
mutual benefit associations. Organization of workers in the informal economy or 
employment shall register with the Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) 
and shall have the right to:
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Freely function and act as the representatives of their members in policy and 
decision-making processes, collective negotiations, tripartite bodies and 
consultations, multi-sectoral and other similar bodies;
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Establish, join, or affiliate with national federations or confederations and 
international trade union organizations;
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Access information from concerned government institutions and other parties 
that are pertinent to the protection and promotion of the rights and welfare of 
their members;
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Own property, whether real or personal, for the use and benefit of their 
organizations and members;
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Sue and be sued under their registered name; and
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SEC. 8. Assistance to Organizations of Workers in the Informal Economy. -
The State shall promote and support the formation of organizations among 
marginalized farmers, fisherfolk, women, and workers in the informal economy or 
employment, whether in manufacturing, agriculture, transport, retail, services, or 
home-based enterprises.
Towards this end, all national government agencies, government financial 
institutions, and local government units’ plans, programs, and policies shall foster an 
atmosphere conducive to the exercise of the right to self-organization of the workers 
in the informal economy. Such policies shall also facilitate and promote access to 
credit, skills training, and inputs at lower cost. These policies shall also be geared 
towards assisting such workers in obtaining fair prices for their produce or products 
and ensuring uninterrupted supply chain for the efficient, effective and economical 
transport of their products to consumers.
Chapter Mi
SECURITY IN THE WORKPLACE OF WORKERS IN THE 
INFORMAL ECONOMY OR EMPLOYMENT
SEC. 9. Designation of Workplaces. - Local Government Units (LGUs), in 
coordination with legitimate organization of workers in the informal economy and 
their members, affected communities, and other relevant groups, shall identify, 
designate, and design a system of assignment on the following:
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Productivity and merchandizing centers as viable workplaces for informal 
workers, which may include markets and vacant areas near markets, vacant 
public spaces and other spaces which may be a private property that the LGU 
may acquire, lease, or negotiate with legitimate organization of workers in the 
informal economy for lease under a memorandum of agreement; and
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Routes, terminals, and specific lanes for small transport workers.
SEC. 10. Policy on Eviction and Demolition. - Workers in the informal economy 
or employment shall not be evicted from their homes and workplaces without any 
legal ground as provided under Republic Act No. 7279, otherwise known as the 
“Urban Development and Housing Act of 1992.” They shall also be provided with the 
same or similar livelihood opportunities, adequate water and electricity and decent 
conditions of living in accordance with law. Logistical viability for the displaced shall 
be given priority in the course of determining the relocation sites or areas.
SEC. 11. Policy on Confiscation of Materials and Impounding of Vehicles. - In
cases where demolition or eviction is warranted by appropriate court order, the 
public officer or government agency that conducted the same shall ensure non­
violence and shall issue an itemized receipt of all products, goods, and other 
materials seized or confiscated from vendors and other affected workers in the 
informal economy or employment. In no event shall these products be destroyed or 
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Tricycles, pedicabs, and other modes of transportation shall not be impounded for 
violations of license, registration, or traffic regulations unless the said vehicles were 
utilized in the conduct of criminal activities. In cases of violation of traffic regulations, 
a traffic violation ticket shall be issued to the erring driver without impoundment.
SEC. 12. Policy on Relocation of Vending Sites. - Before any public market is 
closed, sold, or demolished, all market vendors shall first be relocated by the LGU to 
a temporary or new public market. Notice of the intention to close, sell, or demolish 
any public market shall be made to all concerned vendors at least sixty (60) days 
before the actual transfer or relocation to another market site. Within the sixty-day 
period after issuance of notice, the LGU shall conduct consultations with affected 
vendors on the relocation site and implementation of the relocation.
Vendors, ambulant or otherwise, occupying or selling in public places not previously 
designated as vending sites shall be provided notice of transfer at least fifteen (15) 
days before the actual transfer to the designated vending site. The fifteen (15)-day 
notice shall likewise apply to vendors granted with permits but whose workplaces are 
withdrawn from the list of allowable vending sites. Any change in the list of allowable 
vending sites shall only be done after consultation with the affected vendors.
In the event that a new public market is constructed in place of an old one, market 
vendors with stalls displaced from their workplaces shall be given priority in the 
assignment of stalls in the new market.
SEC. 13. Policy on Relocation of Terminals and Change of Route. - Relocation 
of designated terminals for tricycles, pedicabs, jeepneys and other similar modes of 
transportation and any change of route shall not be arbitrarily carried out without 
prior notice and consultation with the drivers and/or transport groups concerned, 
legitimate organizations of workers, affected community, and other relevant sectors. 
The relocation of terminals and change of route shall be implemented through an 
ordinance, the enactment of which shall be subject to the required consultation and 
notice of intention as provided in the immediately preceding section.
Chapter IV
SOCIAL PROTECTION FOR THE INFORMAL SECTOR
SEC. 14. Formalization of the Social Protection Floor. - The State shall support, 
sustain, enhance, or institutionalize the social protection floor initiative through 
convergence of the resources of various agencies of,the government for continuous 
social security and health insurance subsidies to vulnerable and other informal 
workers, as well as initiate programs for the unemployed, children, and older persons 
based on applicable and ever improving standards.
SEC. 15. Social Welfare and Safety Nets. - The Department of Social Welfare and 
Development (DSWD), in coordination with the DOLE, Department of Agriculture 
(DA) and other government agencies, shall consolidate all social welfare programs 
and safety nets to address the needs of the workers in the informal economy, 
including direct assistance, policy development, and community engagement for the 
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SEC. 16. Role of the Department of Labor and Employment. - The DOLE shall 
engage in labor market interventions that shall provide adequate protection and 
enable transition of workers in the informal economy to formal work arrangements. It 
shall ensure timely and immediate action for labor concerns, as well as job 
generation, and other pertinent concerns.
SEC. 17. Social Insurance. - Social insurance programs including Social Security, 
Pag-ibig (Home Development Mutual Fund), and universal health care shall be made 
fully available to workers in the informal economy. For this purpose, policies and 
mechanisms for their full utilization and benefit shall be formulated by the Social 
Security System, HDMF, and the Philippine Health Insurance Corporation.
Chapter V
LABOR STANDARDS AND ENFORCEMENT OF LABOR LAWS 
FOR WORKERS IN THE INFORMAL ECONOMY
SEC. 18. Applicability of the Provisions of the Labor Code. -The provisions of 
the Labor Code particularly, the minimum age requirement, general labor standards 
and occupational safety and health shall be adapted to work, engagement or 
employment in the informal economy.
SEC. 19. Prohibited Acts Specific to Workers in the Informal Economy. - The
following are deemed prohibited:
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Non-compliance with Minimum Labor Standards and Occupational Health 
and Safety Standards. The terms and conditions of employment of workers in 
the informal economy shall not be lower than the minimum standards set by 
law. The lack of formality of the work arrangement between the employer and 
the worker or intermittency of work shall not mean the absence of an 
employment relationship in the informal economy; it is sufficient that there is 
control on how the work is to be done at the time of the engagement or 
economic dependence of the worker on the employer is present.
In all cases, the employment agreement shall be explained to the worker, and 
be in a language that is easily understandable to the worker. The worker shall 
also be furnished a copy of such employment agreement for his records.
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Recruitment or Finders’ Fees. Regardless of whether the worker was sourced 
either through an employment agency or a third party, workers in the informal 
economy shall neither be charged nor levied a recruitment fee or finders’ fee by 
the employment agency or third party.
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Hazardous Work and Conditions. Workers in the informal economy shall not 
be engaged to do hazardous work, activity, or undertaking, or be exposed to 
hazardous working conditions. The rights of all workers under Republic Act No. 
11058, otherwise known as An Act Strengthening Compliance with 
Occupational Safety and Health Standards and Providing Penalties for 
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Interference and Coercion. Any person is prohibited from committing any of 
the following acts of interference and coercion:
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Preventing any worker from joining or assisting organization for purposes 
not contrary to law;
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Preventing any worker from carrying out his/her duties or functions in an 
organization, or to penalize the same for any lawful action performed in 
that capacity and in the performance of his/her work or undertaking;
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Harassing, threatening, coercing, or intimidating any worker that has the 
tendency or has the result of preventing him or her from performing his or 
her duties and functions;
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Transferring, penalizing, or terminating the services of a worker without 
valid or legal ground; and
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Other acts calculated to diminish the independence and freedom of 
workers’ organization to direct its own affairs.
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Non-compliance with Republic Act No. 7610, as amended by Republic Act 
No. 9231 in the employment of minors. - In cases where minors are 
contracted or hired to render work or services in any informal economic activity, 
the DOLE and the LGU or a duly elected Barangay official where the work is to 
be done shall ensure compliance with Republic Act No. 7610, as amended by 
Republic Act No. 9231. The employer of the minors shall also provide them with 
access to at least elementary or secondary education, either through traditional 
schooling or alternative learning systems.
SEC. 20. Visitorial and Enforcement Power of the Secretary of Labor and 
Employment. - The scope of the visitorial and enforcement power of the Secretary 
of Labor under Article 128 of the Labor Code of the Philippines, as amended, shall 
include employment and other work engagement in the informal economy.
Chapter VI
POLICY COORDINATION AND DEVELOPMENT
SEC. 21. Function of National Economic Development Authority. - The
Committee on Social Development of the National Economic Development Authority
(NEDA) shall develop policies and programs that shall:
(a) facilitate the transition of workers and economic units from the informal to the 
formal economy to achieve inclusive development and to realize decent work 
for all, while respecting workers’ fundamental rights and ensuring 
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decent jobs in the formal economy and the coherence of macroeconomic, 
employment, social protection and other social policies; and
(c) prevent the informalization of the formal economy.
SEC. 22. Informal Economy Initiatives of Local Development Council. - The
Local Development Councils of all provinces, cities, and municipalities shall establish 
a body of coordination, registration, and assistance for workers in the informal 
economy within their respective jurisdictions.
The Local Development Councils shall also form a sectoral or functional 
committee that shall facilitate the registration of informal economy workers.
Chapter VII
REGISTRATION OF INFORMAL ECONOMY WORKERS
SEC. 23. Registration. - The DSWD, in coordination with the Department of 
Interior and Local Government (DILG), Department of Information and 
Communications Technology (DICT), DOLE, and other appropriate government 
agencies, shall establish a system of registration of workers in the informal economy.
The national and local governments shall review, revalidate, and reassess 
such database as a tool for national and local planning and for other purposes every 
two (2) years.
The registry of economic units shall take into account the different sub­
classifications in terms of asset size, number of workers, social insurance provided, 
statutory benefits and wages, industry, geography, premises, sex, ethnicity, 
vulnerability, and roles and functions. The database shall also indicate informal 
economic units which may be categorized as livelihood enterprises and 
entrepreneurial or growth-oriented informal businesses.
CHAPTER VIII 
FINAL PROVISONS
SEC. 24. Penal Provision. -
(a) 
Any person who shall willfully interfere with, restrain or coerce a worker in the 
exercise of his or her rights or shall in any manner commit any act in violation of 
any of the provisions of this Act shall, upon conviction, be punished by a fine of 
not less than Twenty Thousand Pesos (Php20,000.00) or imprisonment of one 
(1) to six (6) years or both fine and imprisonment at the discretion of the Court.
(b) 
If the offender is a public official, the Court, in addition to the penalties provided 
in the preceding paragraph, may impose the additional penalty or 
disqualification from public office.
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(c) 
Any person who violates Section 11 of this Act (Policy on Confiscation of 
Materials and Impounding of Vehicles) shall be liable. Nothing herein shall 
prohibit the aggrieved workers in the informal economy from initiating a criminal 
or civil action against the responsible person or officer.
(d) 
Failure to implement Sections 12 (Policy on Relocation of Vending Sites) and 
13 (Policy on Relocation of Terminals and Change of Route) shall render the 
responsible official/s administratively liable pursuant to Republic Act No. 7160 
and other applicable laws, without prejudice to any civil or criminal cases that 
may be filed against such erring official/s.
(e) 
If a private institution/company is found to have violated any provisions of this 
Act, its business shall be suspended or revoked at the discretion of the Court.
SEC. 25. Implementing Rules and Regulations (IRR). - The DOLE, DILG, DSWD, 
and NEDA, in coordination with other concerned government agencies and 
stakeholders, shall formulate the implementing rules and regulations within 180 days 
from the effectivity of this Act.
SEC. 26. Separability Clause. - If any provision of this Act is declared 
unconstitutional or invalid, the provisions not affected shall continue to be in full 
force and effect.
SEC. 27. Repealing Clause. - All laws, decrees, orders, rules and regulations or 
other issuances inconsistent with the provisions of this Act are hereby repealed, 
amended or modified accordingly,
SEC. 28, Effectivity. - This Act shall take effect fifteen (15) days after its 
publication in the Official Gazette.
Approved,
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