CEDAW/C/PHI/5-6
harassment and other issues, monitoring remains a problem. In the part of the government,
monitoring of private sector compliance with RA 7877 is non-existent.
381. To address the occupational health and safety (OHS) of women workers, the Occupational
Safety and Health Center conducted lectures or training on OHS and provided the following
medical examinations upon request: blood lead determination among women semiconductor
workers (1996-present), audiogram for women workers in selected manufacturing industries
(1996-present), and urine examination for organic solvent exposure for women workers in
semiconductor industries (1996-2001).
Measures for Specific Workers’ Groups
Women in government
382. Paid maternity leave for women workers in government applies to full term delivery and
miscarriage. It only applies to married women and involves a leave of 60 calendar days with
full pay for employees who have rendered two or more years of service. Benefits of women
who have worked less than two years but have one year or more of service are computed
proportionate to their length of service, while those with less than a year of service are granted
60 days with half pay. By 2003, CSC recognized the right of unmarried women to maternity
leave. Thus, they are now granted the same maternity leave given to married women.
383. In 2001, a bill to establish a Civil Service Code was proposed. It codifies existing laws on civil
service and provisions on maternity leave for unmarried women, paternity leave, parental leave
for solo parents, and flexible working hours and a provision for a disciplinary action on the
ground of sexual harassment.
384. Even without the proposed Civil Service Code, however, the government has initiated the
following:
a. Flexi-time (flexible working schedule), which allows workers to report any time between
seven and ten in the morning and leave work between four and seven in the evening,
provided they complete the required eight-hour workday.
b. Swap Work Assistance Program (SWAP), a scheme that aims to reduce employee travel
time by exchanging their post with a counterpart so they can work in a station
geographically closer to home. It covers first and second level employees with permanent
status.
c. Harmonizing work and family responsibilities through part-time employment,
establishment of day care centers in the workplace, special leave privileges, and
observance of family week every September. Within the CSC, third- and fourth-level
directors who are assigned away from their families are allowed to make regular family
visits for a maximum of 12 visits a year, with pay and transportation allowance.
105
Select target paragraph3
Connect to a paragraph
Connect to an entity
Disable highlights
Add to table of contents