UDHR ICC PR IC E SCR
Article 24 No Counterpart Article 7(d)
Right to rest Recognize the right of everyone to
and leisure, the employment of just and
including favorable conditions of work which
reasonable ensure, in particular:
limitation of (d) Rest, leisure and reasonable
working hours limitation of working hours and
and period periodic holidays with pay, as well
holidays with as remuneration for public holidays.
pay. (c) Higher education shall be made
equally accessible to all, on the
basis of capacity, by every
appropriate means, and in
particular by the progressive
introduction of free education;
(d) Fundamental education shall be
encouraged or intensified as far as
possible for those persons who
have not received or completed the
whole period of their primary
education;
(e) The development of a system of
schools at all levels shall be actively
pursued, an adequate fellowship
system shall be established, and the
material conditions of teaching staff
shall be continuously improved.
3. The States Parties to the present
Covenant undertake to have
respect for the liberty of parents
and, when applicable, legal
guardians to choose for their
children schools, other than those
established by the public
authorities, which conform to such
minimum educational standards as
Dom e st ic La ws
Labor Code of the Philippines
Book 3, Art 83
“Normal hours of work. The normal hours of
work of any employees shall not exceed eight
(8) hours a day.”
Article 91
“Right to weekly rest day. 1. It shall be the
duty of every employer, whether operating
for profit or not, to provide each of his
employees a rest period of not less than
twenty-four consecutive hours after every
sic (6) consecutive normal work day.
The employer shall determine and schedule
the weekly rest day of his employees
subject to collective bargaining agreement
and to such rules and regulations as the
Secretary of the Labor and Employment
may provide. However, the employer shall
respect the preference of employees as to
their weekly rest day when such preference
is based on religious grounds.”
Article 94
“Right to holiday pay.
1. Every worker shall be paid his regular
daily wage during regular holidays, except
in retail and service establishments
regularly employing less than ten (10)
workers;
2. The employer may require an employee
to work on any holiday but such employee
shall be paid a compensation equivalent to
twice his regular rate; and
3. As used in this Article, “holiday”
includes: New Year’s Day, Maundy
Cu r r en t E ven t s
Gender Gap in Economic
Opportunities
Filipinas are not just
outnumbered by their male
counterparts in the labor
force; a bigger share of
employed women in the
country work in jobs
lacking decent working
conditions
Job Market Mismatch
jobs that are available are
not meeting the aspirations
of the young people
entering the labor market.
Brain Drain
deprives the labor pool of
much of its greatest talent
and the country having lost
an estimated 10 percent of
its population to work
abroad, including many
highly qualified
professionals.
Informal Workers
The majority of workers in
the “Informal Sector” are
not covered by the Labor
Code and other legislation
that could protect their
rights, thus, they are often
subject to exploitation by
unscrupulous employers,
both formal and informal,
may be laid down or approved by Thursday, Good Friday, the ninth of April, who make them work long
the State and to ensure the religious the first of May, the twelfth of June, the hours at very low wages
and moral education of their fourth of July, the thirtieth of November, and without benefits.
children in conformity with their the twenty-fifth and thirtieth of December
own convictions. and the day designated by law for holding
a general election.”
4. No part of this article shall be
construed so as to interfere with the
liberty of individuals and bodies to
establish and direct educational
institutions, subject always to the
observance of the principles set
forth in paragraph I of this article
and to the requirement that the
education given in such institutions
shall conform to such minimum
standards as may be laid down by
the State.