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Republic Act No. 6725


An Act Strengthening the Prohibition on Discrimination Against Women with Respect to
Terms and Conditions of Employment, Amending for the Purpose Article One Hundred
Thirty-Five of the Labor Code, As Amended

Section 1. Article One hundred thirty-five of the Labor Code, as amended, is hereby further
amended to read as follows:

Art. 135. Discrimination Prohibited. — It shall be unlawful for any employer to discriminate
against any woman employee with respect to terms and conditions of employment solely on
account of her sex.

The following are acts of discrimination:

(a) Payment of a lesser compensation, including wage, salary or other form of


remuneration and fringe benefits, to a female employee as against a male employee,
for work of equal value; and

(b) Favoring a male employee over a female employee with respect to promotion,
training opportunities, study and scholarship grants solely on account of their sexes.

Criminal liability for the willful commission of any unlawful act as provided in this article
or any violation of the rules and regulations issued pursuant to Section 2 hereof shall be
penalized as provided in Articles 288 and 289 of this Code: Provided, That the institution of
any criminal action under this provision shall not bar the aggrieved employee from filing an
entirely separate and distinct action for money claims, which may include claims for
damages and other affirmative reliefs. The actions hereby authorized shall proceed
independently of each other.

Section 2. The Secretary of Labor and Employment is hereby authorized to promulgate the
necessary guidelines to implement this Article in accordance with the generally accepted
practices and standards here and abroad.

Section 3. This Act shall take effect fifteen (15) days from the date of its publication in at least
two (2) national newspapers of general circulation.

Approved: May 12, 1989

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