Travel Agencies Prohibited to Recruit.
Article 25
ART. 25. Travel Agencies Prohibited to Recruit. — Travel agencies are prohibited from engaging in the business of recruitment and placement of workers for overseas employment whether for profit or not. The Secretary of Labor shall issue rules and regulations establishing the requirements and the procedures for the issuance of a license or authority. Every existing authority or license to hire or recruit workers on the date of effectivity of this Code shall remain valid for the duration indicated therein unless sooner cancelled, revoked, or suspended for cause by the Secretary of Labor. However, said authority or license to hire or recruit may be renewed: Provided, That the holders thereof shall comply with all applicable provisions of this Code and its implementing rules and regulations.