Observation (CEACR) - adopted 2004, published 93rd ILC session (2005)

Discrimination (Employment and Occupation) Convention, 1958 (No. 111) - Philippines (Ratification: 1960)

Article 1 of the Convention. Lack of protection against discrimination in hiring. Over a number of years, the Committee had expressed its concern that employers’ preferences for hiring males were not considered to constitute unlawful discrimination due to the lack of any specific legislative prohibition against the practice and an overly broad interpretation of inherent requirements of the job. The Committee had noted that section 135 of the Labor Code continued to provide that "favouring a male employee over a female employee with respect to promotion, training opportunities, study and scholarship grants solely on account of their sex" is unlawful discrimination. Noting that section 135 still does not include a prohibition for such favourable treatment of men over women on account of their sex in hiring, the Committee urges the Government to take the necessary measures so that women are also protected against discrimination in hiring practices in conformity with the Convention.

The Committee is raising other points in a request addressed directly to the Government.