Proclamation No. 41, s. 2001

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PROCLAMATION NO. 41

DECLARING THE PERIOD FROM APRIL 23 TO 28, 2001, AS LABOR MANAGEMENT COOPERATION WEEK

WHEREAS, the Constitution of the Philippines in Article XIII — Social Justice and Human Rights - Section 3 (3), mandates the promotion of the “principle of shared responsibility between workers and the employers” and the enforcement of their mutual compliance therewith to foster industrial peace;

WHEREAS, there is a need to create broader consciousness of labor- management cooperation as an effective measure to foster industrial peace and harmony;

WHEREAS, labor-management cooperation is responsive to the challenge of global consciousness and to the rapidly changing global business environment and new world trade order envisioned by the General Agreement on Tariff and Trade (GATT);

WHEREAS, labor-management cooperation is not only an empowering alternative but also one of the most effective formulae to realize the Vision of Philippines 2001 in the sector of labor-management relations.

NOW, THEREFORE, 1, GLORIA MACAPAGAL-ARROYO, President of the Philippines, by virtue of the powers vested in me by law, do hereby declare the period

from April 23 to 28, 2001, as Labor Management Cooperation Week?

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, | have hereunto set my hand and caused the seal of the Republic of the Philippines to be affixed.

Done in the City of Manila, this 7th day of May in the year of Our Lord, two thousand and one.

By the President:

(iad. co7 LIBRARY WALDO Q./FLORES T ercived Senior Deputy Ex@cutive Secretary meres MAY 2 3 2001 Date

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