Question & AnswerQ&A (EXECUTIVE ORDER NO. 403)
The main purpose of Executive Order No. 403 is to establish the Tripartite Industrial Peace Council to promote industrial peace through meaningful tripartite consultations among the Labor, Employer, and Government sectors on labor and social policies.
The Council is composed of the Secretary of Labor and Employment as Chairman and twelve (12) representatives each from the tripartite sectors (Labor, Employer, and Government), designated by the President.
Yes, the President may increase the number of representatives of the tripartite sectors from time to time as circumstances warrant.
The Secretary of Labor and Employment, as Chairman of the Council, convenes its meetings either on his own initiative or at the request of any of the sectors represented in the Council.
The functions include monitoring implementation and compliance with the Industrial Peace Accord (IPA), assisting in conducting national tripartite conferences, formulating and submitting tripartite views on labor and social concerns to Congress, and advising the Secretary of Labor and Employment on major labor and employment policies.
The IPA is a key agreement whose full implementation and sectoral compliance the Council is tasked to monitor.
The Council formulates tripartite views and presents the tripartite position on pending relevant legislative proposals to be submitted to Congress.
The Department of Labor and Employment provides secretariat and technical services to the Council.
It took effect immediately upon issuance on May 30, 1990.