Statement of the Commission on Human Rights in support of Senate Bill 1026 that seeks to ensure equal employment opportunities to members of indigenous communities
The Commission on Human Rights (CHR) encourages the approval of the Senate Bill No. 1026 (SB 1026), which aims to address the issues of poverty and inequalities affecting members of indigenous communities by providing them with access to equal employment opportunities and prohibiting discriminatory acts in their hiring and dismissal from work. Introduced by Senator […]
Statement of the Commission on Human Rights lauding the proposed bill for national employment recovery and job creation
The Commission on Human Rights welcomes the approval of the consolidated version of the House Bill No. 8400 (HB 8400) or “An Act Institutionalizing and Expanding the National Employment Recovery Strategy (NERS) to a Jobs Creation Plan” and the Senate Bill No. 2035 (SB 2035), or “An Act Establishing the National Employment Master Plan” or […]
Statement of the Commission on Human Rights
supporting the House Bill expanding incentives for hiring employable elders
The Commission on Human Rights (CHR) expresses its support for House Bill (HB) No. 2384 which seeks to increase incentives for private entities that hire the elderly. Authored by House representatives Paolo Duterte, Eric Yap, Edvic Yap, and Jeffrey Soriano, the bill aims to expand job opportunities for the elderly, effectively amending parts of the […]
Statement of CHR Executive Director, Atty. Jacqueline Ann De Guia, in support of the proposed bill that seeks to enhance media workers employment security and benefits
The Commission on Human Rights (CHR) welcomes the approval of the proposed Media Workers’ Welfare Act by the Committee on Labor and Employment at the House of Representatives. Originally filed in the 18th Congress, the proposed bill is re-filed in the current 19th Congress as House Bill (HB) No. 454, in consolidation with House Bills […]
Statement of CHR Spokesperson, Atty. Jacqueline Ann de Guia, on recent COVID-19 measures that impact the right to privacy and free choice of employment
At this stage of the coronavirus disease-19 (COVID) pandemic, we are seeing the steady growth of confirmed cases, the increasing number of deaths, and the growing challenges that beset our public health system. In this context, we recognize the urgency of implementing restrictive measures to address the gravity of the situation. However, as we have […]