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Regulating Homework in the Philippines: Little Progress in Enforcement after Three Decades

By , on May 01, 2025

Homeworkers in the Philippines have had a tumultuous journey, shaped by shifting national and international trade policies. These shifts have arguably also affected the attention paid to issues faced by homeworkers, both by the state and by worker organizations. The Labor Code of the Philippines is progressive, but there is very little research showing how its provisions have been enforced.

Through this brief, we seek to address this research gap by understanding how the Code is enforced and the challenges and opportunities in its enforcement. The brief is part of a series examining national laws applicable to homeworkers and the role that worker organizations have played in their design, implementation and enforcement.

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Dinesh, Krithika, and Parilla, Josephine. Regulating Homework in the Philippines: Little Progress in Enforcement after Three Decades. WIEGO Organizing (Law) Brief, (19), . WIEGO, 2025. https://www.wiego.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/wiego-organizing-brief-no-19.pdfDinesh, K., and Parilla, J. (2025). Regulating Homework in the Philippines: Little Progress in Enforcement after Three Decades. WIEGO Organizing (Law) Brief, (19), . https://www.wiego.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/wiego-organizing-brief-no-19.pdfDinesh, Krithika, and Parilla, Josephine. "Regulating Homework in the Philippines: Little Progress in Enforcement after Three Decades." WIEGO Organizing (Law) Brief, WIEGO, 2025, .Dinesh Krithika, and Parilla Josephine. "Regulating Homework in the Philippines: Little Progress in Enforcement after Three Decades." WIEGO Organizing (Law) Brief , no. 19 (2025). https://www.wiego.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/wiego-organizing-brief-no-19.pdfDinesh, K, and Parilla, J 2025, 'Regulating Homework in the Philippines: Little Progress in Enforcement after Three Decades', WIEGO Organizing (Law) Brief, (19), . https://www.wiego.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/wiego-organizing-brief-no-19.pdfKrithika Dinesh, and Josephine Parilla, 'Regulating Homework in the Philippines: Little Progress in Enforcement after Three Decades' (2025) WIEGO Organizing (Law) Brief Dinesh K., and Parilla J. Regulating Homework in the Philippines: Little Progress in Enforcement after Three Decades. WIEGO Organizing (Law) Brief. 2025(19). https://www.wiego.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/wiego-organizing-brief-no-19.pdfDinesh, Krithika, and Parilla, Josephine. Regulating Homework in the Philippines: Little Progress in Enforcement after Three Decades. WIEGO Organizing (Law) Brief. 2025, (19), . https://www.wiego.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/wiego-organizing-brief-no-19.pdf

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