Question & AnswerQ&A (Republic Act No. 1131)
No woman below eighteen years shall be employed or permitted to work in specific establishments like bars, night clubs, dance halls, massage clinics, hotels, and similar places as hostesses, waitresses, individual entertainers, or in similar capacities.
No, children below eighteen years of age are not allowed to be employed or permitted to work in any pharmacy or laboratory for the preparation of drugs or pharmaceutical or chemical products.
Persons below eighteen cannot work where the work involves preparation or contamination with noxious, poisonous, infectious, or explosive substances or any work involving serious danger to life or health as determined by the Secretary of Labor.
Women, regardless of age, are prohibited from working in industrial undertakings or branches thereof between 10 PM and 6 AM, except immediate family members, with certain exemptions by the Secretary of Labor or the President in specific cases.
No, women cannot be employed in non-industrial or commercial undertakings (other than agricultural) between 12 midnight and 7 AM, except immediate family members owning or operating the business.
Women working in agricultural undertakings at night must be given a period of rest of not less than nine consecutive hours.
Yes, exemptions exist for women holding responsible managerial or technical positions and those employed in health and welfare services.
Yes, employers must not discriminate against women regarding employment terms and conditions based on sex and must pay equal remuneration for work of equal value to both men and women employees.
No, it is unlawful to discharge any woman to prevent her from enjoying benefits provided in sections seven or eight of the Act, for being pregnant, during leave or confinement due to pregnancy, or upon returning to work because of possible pregnancy.
Violations can be punished by a fine of not less than one hundred pesos and not more than five thousand pesos, imprisonment from thirty days to one year, or both, at the court's discretion. For firms or corporations, the manager or person acting as such is liable.