CEDAW/C/PHI/Q/6 been adopted, and if so, assess adherence in practice to this legislation and any remedies available to and used by women to ensure full implementation of such legislation. 18. The report notes the implementation of the Anti-Sexual Harassment Act in the late 1990s (para. 379) and states that the law is unclear as to which agency should monitor private sector observance of the law (para. 422). Please indicate what measures are in place for the effective enforcement and monitoring of this law in the private sector. Please also provide information of measures taken to solve the problem of women suffering from many forms of subtle and overt discrimination in hiring and promotion and through sexual harassment. 19. In its previous concluding comments, the Committee urged the State party to adopt a top priority policy to create safe and protected jobs for women as a viable economic alternative to the current unemployment of women, their participation as subcontractors and, in the informal sector, as workers in free-trade zones, as well as prostitutes or overseas contract workers.3 Please indicate what legislative or other measures have been taken to implement this recommendation and to promote equal employment opportunities for women in both the formal and informal sectors. 20. The report states that the Labour Code prohibits night work for women, except in specified circumstances. The report acknowledges that, while this might aim to protect women workers, it discriminates against women, as it fails to address the real issue of security for women working at night (para. 351). Does the Government intend to change this provision of the legislation that discriminates against women? Health 21. The report states that there are two bills pending in Congress that seek to establish an Integrated National Policy and Programme on Reproductive Health that recognizes women’s reproductive rights, gender equality and ensures universal access to reproductive health, services, information and education (para. 450 (g)). Please provide information as to whether the pending bills have been adopted and have entered into force. If so, what effects can already be seen? 22. According to the report, the Health Department’s reproductive health programme offers a range of contraceptive methods (modern methods of natural family planning, pills, condom use, injections and sterilization) using a reproductive health-care approach (para. 455 (b)). The report also notes, however, that the Health Department has adopted the anti-artificial contraception position of the current Administration, and states that some local governments are already banning the dissemination of information about and sale of emergency contraception as well as artificial contraception (para. 481). Please explain and describe any measures taken to ensure availability of, information about and easy access to, contraceptives in order to avoid unwanted pregnancies in accordance with the Committee’s recommendations in its previous concluding comments and general recommendation 24 on article 12. 23. Please indicate the extent to which illegal abortions contribute to the maternal mortality rate, which, according to the report, remains relatively high (para. 445). Please also provide details on the content of the Reproductive Health Care Bill, which “cites the need to remove legal barriers to abortion” (para. 481) and include updated information on progress regarding its adoption. 3 4 Ibid., para. 296.