NAIS ni Senador Joel Villanueva na dagdagan pa ang talaan ng mga ipinagbabawal na uri ng diskriminasyon laban sa mga babae sa ilalim ng Labor Code of the Philippines.
“As presently worded, the Labor Code of the Philippines already prohibits certain acts of discrimination against women,” saad ni Villanueva kasabay ng paliwanag na kailangan pa ring sumabay sa panahon ang batas.
“Considering that almost 50 percent of our labor force is women, it is but proper to further expand and elaborate on the prohibited acts of discrimination against them,” dagdag ng senador.
Sa ilalim ng Senate Bill No. 2093 ni Villanueva, kabilang sa ipinadaragdag na uri ng diskriminasyon laban sa mga babae ang mas pagbibigay ng pabor sa male employee kumpara sa female employee kaugnay sa assignments at dismissal dahil sa gender; at ang hindi pag-eempleyo o pagbibibigay ng statutory benefits sa mga babae by reason of gender.
Nais din ni Villanueva na patawan ng parusa hindi lamang ang mga employer kundi maging ang sinomang sangkot sa diskriminasyon.
“While these provisions in the Labor Code were a laudable effort to ensure the protection of women in the workplace and guarantee their equal treatment by employers, we believe it is necessary to revisit the scope of the prohibited acts of discrimination,” diin ni Villanueva.
“Women shouldn’t be the last to be hired and first to be fired. When a firm is retrenching workers, women shouldn’t be the first to be shown the door simply because of her gender. Promotion should be based on performance and not denied on the basis of sex,” dagdag pa ng senador.(DANG SAMSON-GARCIA)
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