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between women and men and eliminate horizontal and vertical segregation in the
labour market. Please provide data on the number of reported cases of sexual
harassment in the workplace and on measures taken to prevent and punish such acts.
Please also provide information on mechanisms in place to address complaints of
discriminatory practices with regard to employment. Please indicate whether the
State party has evaluated the impact of free trade agreements on the socioeconomic
conditions of women and provide information on measures taken to address the high
incidence of child labour in the State party.
13. The Committee notes the adoption of the amended Migrant Workers ’ Act
(para. 85) and of amendments to the household service workers policy (para. 84).
Please provide information on the impact of those measures; whether regular
monitoring and assessment are ensured; and on any steps taken to strengthen access
to justice for women migrant workers in the receiving country. Please also provide
statistical data concerning women migrant workers, including returning migrant
workers. The report contains information on various steps taken to increase
employment (paras. 100-103), support women’s entrepreneurship (paras. 97-99) and
improve social safety nets and social protection (paras. 105 -114) with a view to
addressing the root causes of trafficking and migration. Please indicate the results of
the measures taken and whether regular monitoring and assessment have been
carried out. Please provide information on measures taken to address the minimum
age limit for women seeking employment outside the country. According to
information received by the Committee, early in 2013, a “sex-for-flight scandal”
exposed violations of the rights of women migrant workers by employees of the
Department of Foreign Affairs and the Department of Labour and Employment.
Please describe measures taken to address the treatment and handling of cases of
women migrant workers by the State authorities.
14. The Committee notes the adoption of a labour agreement with Saudi Arabia
(para. 82). Please provide further information on the implementation of the
agreement, including whether implementing guidelines have been a dopted and how
effective monitoring and the provision of information to migrant workers on their
rights are ensured. It is also indicated that bilateral labour agreements of
20 destination countries of Filipino migrant workers were reviewed in 2013
(para. 82). Please provide information on the outcome of that review and how a
human rights and gender-based approach is ensured when adopting such
agreements. Please also update the Committee on the progress made in the adoption
of labour agreements with other destinations (para. 83).
Health
15. Please indicate the budget allocated to women’s health and measures taken to
ensure access to health-care services for all women, in particular rural women,
women with disabilities, indigenous women and Muslim women. Please also
provide information on the number of women living with HIV in the State party, in
particular women in prostitution, measures taken to protect HIV -positive women
from discrimination and measures for containing the spread of HIV.
16. Please provide information on measures taken to give effect to the
recommendations contained in the summary of the Committee ’s inquiry concerning
the Philippines under article 8 of the Optional Protocol to the Convention
(CEDAW/C/OP.8/PHL/1, paras. 51 and 52), including any results achieved and how
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