Business and Professional Ethics Journal

Volume 41, Issue 3, Fall 2022

Special Issue: The Future of Work

Depicting the Two “Faces” of Labor Contracting and Their Effects in the Philippines

This study provides an overview of the different forms of labor contracting in the Philippines, as found in the “formal” economy, i.e., the traditional sectors of Agriculture, Industry, and Services, as well as the “informal” or gig economy. It also discusses similarities and differences between the “formal” and “informal” economy, as well as the increasing precarity of labor contracting, regardless of industry sector and the nature of work. The paper concludes with recommendations to address the precariousness and inequality of labor contracting within the immediate future.