Bill Type
Congress Name
Long Title
AN ACT AMENDING TITLE FOUR OF BOOK FOUR OF THE LABOR CODE OF THE PHILIPPINES PROVIDING FOR WOMEN AND GENDER EDUCATION IN THE WORKPLACE
Date filed
September 9, 2003
Scope
Legislative History
| House Bill/Resolution NO. House Bill No. 6396, 12th Congress of the Republic | |
| FULL TITLE : AN ACT AMENDING TITLE FOUR OF BOOK FOUR OF THE LABOR CODE OF THE PHILIPPINES PROVIDING FOR WOMEN AND GENDER EDUCATION IN THE WORKPLACE | |
| ABSTRACT : A citizenry aware and enlightened on women's rights, welfare and development and gender equality is better equipped to promote and protect women, prevent crimes against women and eliminate gender and sex discrimination and inequality. The bill seeks to require every employer to give their workers and employees free annual education seminars on women's rights, welfare, development and gender equality, R.A. 7877 (anti-Sexual Harassment Act of 2003) and R.A. 9208 (Anti-Trafficking in Person Act of 2003) in the workplace. | |
| PRINCIPAL AUTHOR/S : MAZA, LIZA | |
| DATE FILED : 2003-09-09 | |
| SIGNIFICANCE: NATIONAL | |
| CO-AUTHORS : | |
| 1. Beltran | 2. Ocampo |
| CO-AUTHORS (Journal Entries) : | |
| 1. Deduro (041 ) | |
| ACTIONS TAKEN BY THE COMMITTEE ON RULES | |
| REFERRAL TO THE COMMITTEE ON LABOR AND EMPLOYMENT ON 2003-10-06 | |
| SECONDARILY REFERRED TO THE COMMITTEE(S) ON WOMEN |
Abstract
"A citizenry aware and enlightened on women's rights, welfare and development and gender equality is better equipped to promote and protect women, prevent crimes against women and eliminate gender and sex discrimination and inequality. The bill seeks to require every employer to give their workers and employees free annual education seminars on women's rights, welfare, development and gender equality, R.A. 7877 (anti-Sexual Harassment Act of 2003) and R.A. 9208 (Anti-Trafficking in Person Act of 2003) in the workplace."
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