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United Nations — Treaty Series
1955
No. 3009. AGREEMENT[1] BETWEEN THE UNITED KINGDOM OF GREAT BRITAIN AND NORTHERN IRELAND, ACTING ON BEHALF OF NORTH BORNEO, AND THE REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINES CONCERNING MIGRATION OF FILIPINO LABOR FOR EMPLOYMENT IN BRITISH NORTH BORNEO. SIGNED AT MANILA, ON 29 AUGUST 1955
- THE GOVERNMENT OF THE UNITED KINGDOM OF GREAT BRITAIN AND NORTHERN IRELAND, ACTING ON BEHALF OF THE GOVERNMENT OF NORTH BORNEO, AND THE GOVERNMENT OF THE REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINES,
- HAVING CONSIDERED the desire of the Government of North Borneo to organise and facilitate the movement, in suitable numbers, of citizens of the Philippines, preferably Ilocanos, into North Borneo for employment and eventual settlement as permanent residents;
- BEING DESIROUS of concluding an agreement for this purpose in a spirit of good neighbourliness between the Governments concerned and of arranging details of friendly co-operation;
- HAVE AGREED AS FOLLOWS:
Article I
- (i) The Philippine Government shall permit recruitment of Filipino migrants for employment in North Borneo.
- (ii) Recruitment shall be arranged between the National Employment Service of the Philippines and the accredited agents of the employers designated and licensed for the purpose by the Government of North Borneo.
Article II
- The contractual relations between the migrant labourers recruited through the National Employment Service and engaged by employers designated and licensed by the Government of North Borneo shall be governed by the terms of the written contract embodying the terms and conditions of employment. A detailed approved model contract is hereto annexed and incorporated herein by reference as part of this Agreement.
- ↑ I Came into force on 29 August 1955, by signature, in accordance with article VII.
