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Human Rights Economic, Declaration
Social and ECONOMIC,
Cultural Rights SOCIAL AND
CULTURAL
RIGHTS
Everyone has Article 8 Sec. 27 Article III Sec. REPUBLIC ACT G.R. No. L-
the right to (2) Every 8 The right of NO. 6715 25032 and L-
form and to 1. The States person has the the people, March 2, 1989 25037-38
join trade Parties to the right to form including October 14,
unions for the present trade unions those AN ACT TO 1968
protection of Covenant and join the employed in EXTEND
his interests. undertake to trade union of Public and PROTECTION TO CEBU
ensure: his or her private LABOR, PORTLAND
choice for the sectors, to STRENGTHEN CEMENT
(a) The right of protection of form unions, THE COMPANY,
everyone to his or her association or CONSTITUTIONAL petitioner,
form trade interests, in societies for RIGHTS OF vs.
unions and accordance purpose not WORKERS TO CEMENT
join the trade with national contrary to SELF- WORKERS
union of his laws and law. ORGANIZATION, UNION, LOCAL
choice, subject regulations. COLLECTIVE 7-ALU and
only to the BARGAINING COURT OF
rules of the AND PEACEFUL INDUSTRIAL
organization CONCERTED RELATIONS,
concerned, for ACTIVITIES, respondents.
the promotion FOSTER
and protection INDUSTRIAL
of his PEACE AND
economic and HARMONY,
social PROMOTE THE
interests. No PREFERENTIAL
restrictions USE OF
may be placed VOLUNTARY
on the MODES OF
exercise of this SETTLING LABOR
right other DISPUTES, AND
than those REORGANIZE THE
prescribed by NATIONAL
law and which LABOR
are necessary RELATIONS
in a COMMISSION,
democratic AMENDING FOR
society in the THESE PURPOSES
interests of CERTAIN
national PROVISIONS OF
security or PRESIDENTIAL
public order or DECREE NO. 442,
for the AS AMENDED,
protection of OTHERWISE
the rights and KNOWN AS THE
freedoms of LABOR CODE OF
others; THE PHILIPPINES,
APPROPRIATING
(b) The right of FUNDS
trade unions THEREFORE AND
to establish FOR OTHER
national PURPOSES
federations or
confederations
and the right
of the latter to
form or join
international
trade-union
organizations;
(c) The right of
trade unions
to function
freely subject
to no
limitations
other than
those
prescribed by
law and which
are necessary
in a
democratic
society in the
interests of
national
security or
public order or
for the
protection of
the rights and
freedoms of
others;

(d) The right to

strike,
provided that
it is exercised
in conformity
with the laws
of the
particular
country.