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Philippines LABOUR LAW SURVEY
(as reported on Asia Women Workers Newsletter January 1997)
2. Minimum Wage
About US$ 6.35/day. (The minimum wage varies in different region of the country)
3. Night Work for Women Workers
No woman, regardless of age, shall be employed or permitted or suffered to work, with or without compensation. In any industrial sector, from 10pm to 6am and in any commercial or non-industrial sector, except agricultural, from midnight to 6am, women workers are not supposed to work. However, ther are many exemptions for the law
4. Overtime Work for Women Workers
No
5. Menstruation Leave - Wheather need special application
No
6. Maternity Protection:
6.1. Length of leave
60 days for normal delivery and 75 days for cesarean delivery
6.2. Payment during leave
Depends on the Social Security System (SSS)
6.3. Who pay for it
Social Security Sistem
6.4. Any laws prohibiting employers from dismissing the pregnant women workers
Yes
6.5. Any laws allowing women workers who are more than six months' pregnancy shift to lighter work
No
6.6 Any other provisions
Maternity Benefit is limited to only four children
7. Comments on the Overall Implementation of the Labor Laws
- The rights of women workers, in particular, are not given much attention and importance. In reality, the provisions of the labour code pertaining to women are not enforced or implemented. These provisions merely serve as decorations
- Unless the unions are militant and negotiate with the employers under CBA (collective bargaining agreement), women workers are always discriminated and exploited against labour law
8. Ratification of selected ILO Conventions (45,87, 89, 98, 100, 103, 111, 122, 140, 142, 156, 171, 177)
87, 89, 98, 100, 111, 122
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