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Freelancers Protection Act

AN ACT PROVIDING PROTECTION AND INCENTIVES FOR FREELANCE WORKERS

H.B. No. 2019 | 2019-07-11

Republic of the Philippines
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
Quezon City, Philippines

EIGHTEENTH CONGRESS 
First Regular Session

HOUSE BILL NO. 2019

INTRODUCED BY REPRESENTATIVE ALFRED VARGAS 

EXPLANATORY NOTE
 
Freelancing is easily becoming a popular industry in the country and the population [of] Filipino freelancers is rapidly burgeoning. Online freelancing platforms Upwork and Freelancer.com alone boasts of 1.4 million and 800,000 Filipino active users, respectively. Furthermore, clients of freelancing platforms prefer Filipino workers as we are known for our hardworking culture, fast work turnover, and fluency in the English language.

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