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Sto. Tomas v. Salac
Supreme Court of the Philippines · Philippines · 2012-11-13 · National court
Citation: G.R. No. 152642
Type of case: Constitutional and human rights
Outcome: Decided for the migrant side
Question
Is it constitutional to make the officers of a recruitment agency personally liable with the agency for workers’ claims?
What the court decided
Yes. Joint and several liability of corporate officers serves the state’s duty to protect overseas workers.
In plain language
Recruitment agencies argued it was unfair to make their directors personally pay workers’ claims. The Supreme Court said the rule is valid because it protects workers abroad.
Dalam bahasa sederhana
Agen perekrut berpendapat tidak adil membuat direkturnya membayar sendiri tuntutan pekerja. MA menyatakan aturan itu sah karena melindungi pekerja di luar negeri.
Pertanyaan: Apakah konstitusional menjadikan pengurus agen perekrut ikut bertanggung jawab pribadi atas tuntutan pekerja?
What happened afterwards
- 2012-11-13: Liability rule upheld.
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Cite as: Institute for Migrant Rights (2026), Migration Jurisprudence from the South, version 0.1, https://theimr.org/court-decisions/d/ph-salac-2012/. This page summarizes a court decision for research and advocacy; it is not legal advice.