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Practice question: Violence and Harassment (RA 7877 and 11313; DO 230, s. 2021; ILO Convention No. 190)

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Practice question

An establishment has eight employees. It claims its workers are categorically outside DO 230-21’s support framework because only large formal businesses are covered. Which is correct?
  1. The claim is correct
  2. DO 230 expressly includes workers in establishments with ten or fewer employees, as well as its other identified groups
  3. The framework covers only listed stock-exchange corporations
  4. The framework covers only foreign workers
  5. Small size automatically legalizes workplace harassment

Legal references

  • https://lawphil.net/statutes/repacts/ra1995/ra_7877_1995.html — RA 7877, sections 3–4, sexual-favor demand and workplace duties.
  • https://lawphil.net/statutes/repacts/ra2019/ra_11313_2019.html — RA 11313, sections 16–19, workplace gender-based sexual harassment and employer duties.
  • https://www.scribd.com/document/586569329/DOLE-s-DO-No-230-Series-of-2021 — issued DO 230-21 text, Part I section 1, support coverage for domestic, informal-economy, and small-establishment workers.
  • https://normlex.ilo.org/dyn/nrmlx_en/f?p=NORMLEXPUB%3A12100%3A0%3A%3ANO%3A%3AP12100_INSTRUMENT_ID%3A3999810 — ILO C190, Articles 1–3, 9–10, 12, and 14.
  • https://normlex.ilo.org/dyn/nrmlx_en/f?p=NORMLEXPUB%3A11300%3A0%3A%3ANO%3A11300%3AP11300_INSTRUMENT_ID%3A3999810 — ILO ratification register, Philippines ratification February 20, 2024; Article 14 supplies twelve-month entry rule.

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