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AN ACT AMENDING PRESIDENTIAL DECREE NUMBER FOUR HUNDRED FORTY TWO (PD 442), AS AMENDED, OTHERWISE KNOWN AS THE LABOR CODE OF THE PHILIPPINES, BY DELETING ARTICLE 130 AND 131 THEREOF
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July 1, 2004
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Legislative History
| House Bill/Resolution NO. HB00324 |
| FULL TITLE : AN ACT AMENDING PRESIDENTIAL DECREE NUMBER FOUR HUNDRED FORTY TWO (PD 442), AS AMENDED, OTHERWISE KNOWN AS THE LABOR CODE OF THE PHILIPPINES, BY DELETING ARTICLE 130 AND 131 THEREOF |
| ABSTRACT : Women's participation in the labor force has increased dramatically in the past decades. Statistics show that the number of women employed in country has increased by 51% from 1980 to 2001. To further increase women's work-participation rate and to channel female labor into genuinely productive tasks, this bill seeks to delete Section 130 and 131 of the Labor Code which prohibit women from rendering nighwork. Such prohibition is prejudicial to women workers. |
| PRINCIPAL AUTHOR/S : MARCOS, IMEE R. |
| DATE FILED : 2004-07-01 |
| SIGNIFICANCE: NATIONAL |
| ACTIONS TAKEN BY THE COMMITTEE ON RULES |
| REFERRAL TO THE COMMITTEE ON LABOR AND EMPLOYMENT ON 2004-07-27 |
Abstract
Women's participation in the labor force has increased dramatically in the past decades. Statistics show that the number of women employed in country has increased by 51% from 1980 to 2001. To further increase women's work-participation rate and to channel female labor into genuinely productive tasks, this bill seeks to delete Section 130 and 131 of the Labor Code which prohibit women from rendering nighwork. Such prohibition is prejudicial to women workers."]
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