House passes bill strengthening anti-discrimination law for women workers

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Face mask-clad pedestrians cross a road in Manila on September 12, 2022. The Philippines on September 12 lifted a requirement for masks to be worn outdoors, more than two years after imposing the ruling as part of health measures against the Covid-19 coronavirus.

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MANILA, Philippines — The House of Representatives approved on its third and final reading a bill strengthening the anti-discrimination provisions under the Labor Code of the Philippines instituted to safeguard women employees.

 

The chamber, voting 248 votes, approved House Bill No. 4479 which amends Article 135 of Presidential Decree No. 442 or the Labor Code of the Philippines, which lists acts of discrimination prohibited, as well as Article 137 outlining prohibited acts.

 

The bill seeks to strengthen the anti-discrimination provisions of the law by providing that it “shall be unlawful for any employer to discriminate against any woman employee with respect to terms and conditions of employment solely on account of her sex or characteristics of her sex, whether actual or presumed.”

 

Full Story: https://www.philstar.com/headlines/2022/11/29/2227276/house-passes-bill-strengthening-anti-discrimination-law-women-workers

 

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