A women’s rights group has criticized the Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) for aligning with government’s population control policy to address unemployment and poverty.
“Urging women to limit their number of children in order to have a job, to increase their productivity, or to receive incentive bonuses at work is discriminatory, deceptive and downright ‘anti-choice,’" according to a statement released by GABRIELA late Tuesday.
As of this posting, Director Nicon Fameronag of the DOLE Communications Office could not be reached for comment.
Labor Undersecretary Lourdes Trasmonte had said in a press briefing on Monday that the department would convince workers to think about family size, saying that work productivity is affected by family size. She added that family planning and responsible parenting is part of the Labor Code.
Transmonte said that their plan, which GABRIELA said is part of the six-year Philippine Labor and Employment Plan, puts them on the side of Reproductive Health (RH) Bill.
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