Seamen’s mandatory SSS contributions hit

By William Depasupil, TMT

Jun 20, 2019 12:10 am

SHIP manning agencies have asked the Supreme Court (SC) to declare as unconstitutional certain provisions of Republic Act (RA) 11199 or the “Social Security Act of 2018,” which requires all land- and sea-based overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) to become members of the Social Security System (SSS).

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