GSP Monitoring Database on Philippines: Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women (1981)

Covered area: discrimination against women, trafficing and exploitation of women

Last Monitoring Mission

The last GSP+ monitoring mission to the Philippines took place 28 February to 4 March 2022.

Monitoring Priorities for current monitoring period

war on drugs and related extra-judicial killings; human rights defenders; the possible reintroduction of the death penalty; the discussions on lowering of the minimum age of criminal responsibility; the end of contractualisation/security of tenure bill; child trafficking; collective bargaining and freedom of association; and child labour

Country info
Latest reports
Covered area

discrimination against women, trafficing and exploitation of women

Reporting obligations

State party's report due 30 Nov 2020 (last report submitted 16 Jan 2015, was due in 2010 )

GSP Status

GSP+

Granted

The Philippines was granted GSP+ status in December 2014

Convention

Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women (1981)

Issue area

Human Rights

Monitoring body

CEDAW / UN

Reporting cycle

every four years

Accession / Ratification

1981