Article 285Regulations of Foreign Assistance

(a) No foreign individual, organization or entity may give any donations, grants or other forms of assistance, in cash or in kind, directly or indirectly, to any labor organization, group of workers or any auxiliary thereof, such as cooperatives, credit unions and institutions engaged in research, education or communication, in relation to trade union activities, without prior permission by the Secretary of Labor.

"Trade union activities" shall mean: (1) organization, formation and administration of labor organization; (2) negotiation and administration of collective bargaining agreements; (3) all forms of concerted union action; (4) organizing, managing, or assisting union conventions, meetings, rallies, referenda, teach-ins, seminars, conferences and institutes; (5) any form of participation or involvement in representation proceedings, representation elections, consent elections, union elections; and (6) other activities or actions analogous to the foregoing. (b) This prohibition shall equally apply to foreign donations, grants or other forms of assistance, in cash or in kind, given directly or indirectly to any employer or employer's organization to support any activity or activities affecting trade unions. (c) The Secretary of Labor shall promulgate rules and regulations to regulate and control the giving and receiving of such donations, grants, or other forms of assistance, including the mandatory reporting of the amounts of the donations or grants, the specific recipients thereof, the projects or activities proposed to be supported, and their duration.

Sec. 20 of E.O. No. 126 (1987) created the Center for Labor Studies which "shall absorb the research and publication functions of the Institute of Labor and Manpower Studies which is hereby abolished in accordance with Section 29 (b)." It mandated the Center to "study and develop innovative and indigenous approaches towards the promotion of harmonious and productive labor-management relations and the improvement of workers' welfare services." Six months later, Sec. 3 of E.O.

No. 251 (1987) amended E.O. No. 126 and created the Institute for Labor Studies. As amended by Sec. 29 of R.A. No.

6715 (1989).