Foreign Service Role/Participation.
Article 35
ART. 35. Foreign Service Role/Participation. — To provide ample protection to Filipino workers abroad, Philippine labor attaches or labor reporting officers duly designated by the Secretary of Labor through the Department of Foreign Affairs or any Philippine diplomatic or consular officials concerned shall, even without prior instruction or advice from the home office: Provide counselling assistance to all Filipino workers within their jurisdiction on all matters arising out of employment; Ensure that Filipino workers are not exploited and discriminated against; Gather and analyze available information on the employment situation, and its probable trends and to make such information available to the Department of Labor and the Department of Foreign Affairs for dissemination to the public; Make continuous and special researches/studies and recommendations on the various aspects of the employment market within their jurisdictional area; and Perform such other duties as may be required of them from time to time.