CEU Electronic Theses and Dissertations, 2008
| Author | Pacamalan, Neil Yorong |
|---|---|
| Title | Sex Matters: A comparative analysis of work discrimination in Indonesia and Philippines |
| Summary | Discrimination against women in the workplace is pervasive. This paper however, focuses on Indonesian and Filipino women's stories as workers, wage earners and employees. It traces their past and present them how they are today. Specifically it examines work related discrimination that these women experience on the basis of their marital and civil statuses. Plight of women from Indonesia and Philippines were selected because of the: (1)geographic location of their countries, (2)similarities of their pre-colonial and colonial pasts and 3)differences and similarities of their present conditions. As basis for analysis, both historical and legal data were gathered from existing records of government and non-government institutions. Sampling of actual cases documented and or filed in both Indonesian and Philippine courts were also reviewed. It is revealing how history and world religions contributed to the current situations of Indonesians and Filipino women. Laws and labor policies have been passed to remedy and further protect women workers of these countries. In fact these legal remedies may be sufficient, however stipulated rights of women workers specially, married and pregnant are openly circumvented, abused if not violated by legitimate employers. Documented cases of women victims of these labor law violations clearly demonstrated the government’s weaknesses in implementing these laws. Review of the statistics presented in this study reveals that governments of these two countries particularly in their judicial systems have not been serious in protecting their women against exploitations by the business sector. One indication is the limited or absence of decision of their respective courts on cases of gender equality at work. Countries like Indonesia and Philippines do undermine gender equality in labor and employment. These countries look at this issue not as basis for promotion or violation of human rights but as political maneuvering, signing laws protecting women to give way to international pressures but ignoring them all together to protect the interest of business sector. It is a continuing challenge for International organizations, feminist movements, and human rights advocates because this issue is not a matter that can be observed in government and business' short term labor policies and legislation. It needs more than making laws to improve gender equality in both countries, in fact it requires long term commitment to advance women's rights. |
| Supervisor | Kollonay – Lehoczky, Dr. Csilla. |
| Department | Legal Studies LLM |
| Full text | https://www.etd.ceu.edu/2008/pacamalan_neil.pdf |
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