CEDM/C/SR.33 English Page 4 (Ms. Gonzalez Martinez) number of years, the Government of the Philippines had shown great interest in promoting the advancement of women and had actively participated in the relevant international forwns. It would therefore be interesting to have more detailed information regarding legislation, programmes and practices existing in the country, especially with regard to the implementation of the O>nvention and the commitments made by the Philippines at the conferences at Mexico City and Copenhagen. 6. Ms. JAYASINGHE joined previous speakers in thanking Mr. Moreoo Salcedo for his kindness in answering questions about the report of the Philippines in person, she thought that the members of the O>nunittee, in their capacity as experts, would be interested to know the exact function of the National Conmission on the Role of Filipino Women (NCRJM) - whether it was a co-or<.iinating centre or a mechanism to promote the improvement of women's cordition in that country. In addition, given the high proportion of women living in rural areas, she wished to know what prograrmnes had been implemented and what measures adopted to improve the condition of peasant women, particularly in accordance with the provisions of the Convention. With regard to the provision in the Labor Code concerning equal pay for equal work, she wished to know whether that provision was implemented in practice. As to the provision regarding night work, she wished to know whether special legislation existed for women, or whether women were not allo-wed to perform night work (which amounted to a form of discrimination) and what measures the Government had taken in that respect. With regard to the statement that 22 per cent of employed women held administrative posts, she wished to know what percentage of the female labour force consisted of specialized workers and what percentage consisted of non-specialized workers, if the percentage of non-specialized workers was quite high, she wished to know what measures the Government had taken to remedy that situation. 7. Ms. PEYTCH~VA thanked the representative of the Philippines for his introduction to the report, which contained detailed information about wanen's legal and social status. Like other members of the Cbnmittee, she regretted that the report had not been received on time • . The report was a schematic outline of the Philippine Government's measures to eliminate inequality in the status of wanen. More than a year had passed since the end of the period covered by the report, consequently, she wished to know if any of the progranunes and studies had been concluded and how the Government proposed to implement them in practice. The report showed that the Government was striving to fulfil its obligations, and she hoped that information would be included in the next report about the measures adopted, the progress made and the real status of Philippine women. She wished to know whether a woman's legal status differed deperxiing on her marital status. Concerning the article of the Cbnvention which specified that States parties should take all appropriate measures to suppress traffic in women, she wished to know whether the Philippines had ratified the Cbnvention for the Suppression of the Traffic in Persons and of the Exploitation of the Prostitution of Others. / ...