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

Multiple Choice Easy

Practice question

Can workplace gender-based sexual harassment under RA 11313 include conduct between peers or by a subordinate toward a superior?
  1. No, only a business owner may commit it
  2. Yes, section 16 expressly includes these relationships
  3. No, unless the victim owns the workplace
  4. Yes, but only if the parties are married
  5. No, because written messages are categorically excluded

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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