WHEREAS,
the Department of Labor has been assigned expanded tasks and
responsibilities under the Labor Code of the Philippines, resulting in
the increased complexity of its technical and administrative
functions; chanroblesvirtualawlibrary
WHEREAS, there is a need for these duties and responsibilities to be
completely aligned with the entire context of our social and economic
policy, which in turn requires the development of an innovative and
resourceful corps of Department of Labor functionaries who will carry
out those functions, as well as a continuing system of research and
study in labor and manpower that will serve the ends of development;chanroblesvirtualawlibrary
NOW, THEREFORE, I, FERDINAND E. MARCOS, President of the Philippines,
by virtue of the powers vested in me by the Constitution, do hereby and
decree; chanroblesvirtualawlibrary
Section 1. There is hereby created in the Department
of Labor an Institute of Labor and Manpower Studies, hereinafter
referred to as the Institute which, shall be headed by an Executive
Director under the immediate supervision of the Secretary of Labor.
Section 2. The Executive Director shall be appointed
by the President of the Philippines upon recommendation of the
Secretary of Labor, and shall receive an annual salary of P36,000.00.
He must have a master's degree in economics, public administration or
any of the social sciences and must have experience in the labor or
manpower fields for at least five (5) years.
Section 3. The Institute shall have the following
powers and functions:cralaw:red
a) To serve as a staff training center for officials
and employees of the Department of Labor;chanroblesvirtualawlibrary
b) To develop and publish manuals for the guidance of
all officials of the Department of Labor in all levels of labor and
manpower administration;chanroblesvirtualawlibrary
c) To prepare and conduct, singly or in cooperation
with government and private training institutions, management
development and professional upgrading courses for personnel of the
Department of Labor and other government agencies, as well as members
of workers and employers organization;chanroblesvirtualawlibrary
d) To serve as national clearing house of information
on labor and management policy;chanroblesvirtualawlibrary
e) To undertake researches and studies in all areas
of labor and manpower administration and policy, including labor
standards, labor relations, occupational health and safety, manpower
development and placement and other subjects related thereto;chanroblesvirtualawlibrary
f) To undertake, or authorize the undertaking and
funding, of operations for the purpose of gathering information ind of
the foregoing functions;chanroblesvirtualawlibrary
g) To enter into agreements with international or
bilateral agencies for the carrying out the foregoing functions; and
h) To expand the scope of its research interest into
the countries of Southeast Asia, particularly the ASEAN
Sub-region. chanroblesvirtualawlibrary
Section 4. The institute shall receive policy
guidance from the Secretary of Labor,ded by a council of the Institute
of Labor and Manpower Studies, composed of the Secretary of Labor, the
Undersecretary of Labor, Assistant Secretaries and the directors of
bureaus under the Department of Labor.
Section 5. The technical staff and other personnel of
the Institute shall be appointed by the Secretary of Labor upon
recommendation of the Executive Director; Provided, That civil service
eligibility requirements and WAPCO position and salary schedules shall
not apply to positions of the Institute declared to be highly technical
by the President, upon recommendation of the Secretary of Labor.
Section 6. The unexpended special funds of the
Department of Labor as of the effective date of this Decree and all
funds that will accrue to it thereafter from workmen's compensation,
safety inspection, registration and other fees, including receipts from
the operations of the Overseas Employment Development Board and the
National Seamen Board or such amounts thereof as may be necessary, are
hereby authorized to be appropriated for purposes of the organization
and operations of the Institute. Thereafter, the necessary funds to
carry out the functions of the Institute shall be provided in annual
appropriations act.
Section 7. The Institute is authorized to receive
donations from domestic and international organization and other
sources, provided that the same are in accordance with law and are not
repugnant to the policies of the State.
Section 8. The Secretary of Labor shall issue rules
and regulations to implement the provisions of this Decree. chanroblesvirtualawlibrary
Section 9. This Decree shall take effect upon
approval.
DONE in the City of Manila,
this 21st day of December, in the year of Our Lord, nineteen hundred
and seventy-four.
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