LOOK: Trade unions, the ILO, Philippine government officials, and foreign dignitaries launch the 15-point Women Workers Agenda, which seeks to provide a framework protecting women against unique challenges they face because of their gender, such as harassment and unpaid care work. @here

These are the 15 points of the agenda:
1. Women's freedom of association
2. Women in collective bargaining
3. Wage equality for women
4. Women's access to social protection
5. Better public services for women
6. High informality among women
7. Ending gender-based violence
8. Women and climate change
9. Protecting women migrant workers
10. Decent work and trade justice
11. Wealth tax for social services
12. Women in social dialogue
13. Women in digital economy
14. Women's future of work
15. Women and the West Philippine Sea

Some insights here – even if there are certain laws in place protecting Filipinos, especially women, from gender-based discrimination like the Safe Spaces Act, women still face systemic barriers, according to Gabriela Representative Arlene Brosas. Some are forced into unstable jobs, and refrain from joining unions.

Also note on women OFWs: some 69.8% of them are in elementary jobs (e.g. domestic work), which means they are less paid than other workers, and more vulnerable to exploitation.

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