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ADMINISTRATIVE CODE AND LAW OF PUBLIC OFFICERS TEXT AND RULES

(7) Formulate employment programs designed to

benefit disadvantaged groups and communities; and

(8) Perform other functions as may be provided by law.

SECTION 18. Bureau of Women and Young Workers .

— The Bureau of Women and Young Workers shall:

(1) Formulate policies and promulgate orders, rules

and regulations implementing the provisions of the Labor

Code affecting working women and minors;

(2) Set standards which shall protect the welfare of the

working women and minors, improve their working

conditions, increase their efficiency, secure opportunities

for their profitable employment and find ways for their

economic, educational, social and cultural advancement;

(3) Prepare and recommend to the Secretary of Labor

and Employment the approval and issuance of such rules

and regulations necessary in the interpretation of all laws

relating to the employment of women and minors;

(4) Undertake studies and submit recommendations

on the employment of women and minors in

commercial, industrial and agricultural establishments

and other places of labor;

(5) Provide legal and technical assistance on matters

relating to working women and minors;

(6) Act as the government's clearinghouse of all

information relating to working women and minors;

(7) Undertake development studies on the training

needs of women and minors and develop programs and

projects to enhance their productivity and effective

participation in community development;

(8) Protect every child employed in the movie,

television, radio and entertainment industries against

exploitation, improper influences, hazards and other

conditions or circumstances prejudicial to his physical,

mental, emotional, social and moral development.

(9) Undertake projects and in-service training

programs for working children to improve their potentials

for employment and their capabilities and physical

fitness, increase their efficiency, secure opportunities for

their promotion, prepare them for more responsible

positions, and provide for their social, educational and

cultural advancement, in cooperation with labor and

management; and

(10) Perform such other functions as may be provided

by law.

SECTION 19. Bureau of Rural Workers . — The Bureau

of Rural Workers shall:

(1) Assist rural workers, displaced farmers, and

migratory workers in seeking gainful employment;

(2) Conduct studies and draw up programs for

re-training of displaced agricultural workers;

(3) Coordinate with regional offices and local

government units in preparing a census of rural workers

seeking employment; and

(4) Perform such other functions as may be assigned

by the Secretary.

SECTION 20. Bureau of Working Conditions . — The

Bureau of Working Conditions shall:

(1) Develop and prescribe safety standards, measures

and devices; promote safety consciousness and habits

among workers; develop and evaluate occupational

safety and health programs for workers;

(2) Develop plans, programs, standards and

procedures for the enforcement of laws relating to labor

standards, including the operation of boilers, pressure

vessels, machinery, internal combustion engines,

elevators, electrical equipment, wiring installations, and

the construction, demolition, alteration and use of

commercial and industrial buildings and other

workplaces;

(3) Prepare rules and regulations, interpretative

bulletins and legal opinions relating to the administration

and enforcement of labor standards; and provide

manuals and plan programs for the training of field

personnel;

(4) Provide technical and legal assistance to the Labor

Standards Commission; and

(5) Perform such other functions as may be provided

by law.

SECTION

21.

Institute

for

Labor

Studies .

— The

Institute for Labor Studies shall be attached to the

Department of Labor and Employment. For policy and

program coordination and administrative supervision, the

Institute

shall

absorb

the

research

and

publication

functions of the Institute of Labor and Manpower Studies.

The Institute, to be headed by an Executive Director,

assisted by a Deputy Executive Director, shall have the

following functions:

(1) Undertake research and studies in all areas of labor

and manpower policy and administration;

(2) Review the rationale of existing legislation and

regulations and analyze the costs involved in the

implementation of such legislation against the benefits

expected to be derived;

(3) Study and develop innovative and indigenous

approaches towards the promotion of harmonious and

productive labor-management and the improvement of

workers' welfare services;

(4) Develop and undertake research programs and

projects in collaboration with other national agencies to

enhance the Department's capability to participate in

national decision and policy making;

(5) Enter into agreements with international or

bilateral agencies for the carrying out of the foregoing

functions;

(6) Expand the scope of its research interests into other

countries and regions;

(7) Publish its research studies for dissemination to

government as well as to all concerned parties; and

(8) Perform such other functions as may be provided

by law.

SECTION

22.

Bureau of Labor and Employment

Statistics . — The Bureau of Labor and Employment

Statistics shall:

(1) Formulate, develop and implement plans and

programs on the labor statistical system in order to

provide the government with timely, accurate and

reliable data on labor and employment;

(2) Conduct nationwide surveys and studies which will

generate trends and structures on labor and

employment;

(3) Develop and prescribe uniform statistical standards,

nomenclatures and methodologies for the collection,

processing, presentation and analysis of labor and

employment data;

(4) Establish appropriate mechanisms for the

coordination of all statistical activities in the Department

and for collaboration with other government and private

agencies including international research organizations

in the conduct of surveys and studies in the area of labor

and employment;

(5) Disseminate statistical information and provide

statistical services or advice to the users by establishing a

data bank and issuing the Bureau's statistical materials

and research findings;

(6) Develop and undertake programs and projects

geared toward enhancement of the technical

competence of the Department on theories, techniques

and methodologies for the improvement of the labor

statistical system;

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