Title
Illegal Recruitment as Economic Sabotage
Law
Presidential Decree No. 2018
Decision Date
Jan 26, 1986
Presidential Decree No. 2018 amends the Labor Code of the Philippines to impose stricter penalties on illegal recruiters, including life imprisonment and a fine of P100,000 for offenses constituting economic sabotage, while also granting the Ministry of Labor and Employment the power to arrest, detain, and close down companies engaged in illegal recruitment.

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