1. Ensurefull participation and involvementof women inlanduse, zoning and community
planning and development through capability building and skills training in shelter and
urban development;
2. Ensure that female-headed households are not discriminated in the provision
of relocation or resettlement sites and that access to basic services, facilities,
employment, and livelihood opportunities are responsive to the needs of women.In
cases of demolition and eviction, the HUDCC, Presidential Commission for the Urban
Poor (PCUP), and LGUsorotherbodies with similar functions in the locallevel, shall
ensurethe safe transfer of women andchildren to resettlement and relocationsites;
3. Provide basicsocial services in resettlement communities in accordancewith existing
laws;
4. Formulate policies and programs to ensure that housing programsandservices are
provided for womenbelongingto the marginalized sectors;
5. Ensure that forms and documents are gender-responsive especially those involved
in transactions of (a) married couples, (b) persons in unions without marriage, and
(c) single individuals. Within one (1) year from the effectivity of these Rules and
Regulations, key shelter agencies shall also conducta reviewoftheir agency guidelines
to ensurethat the guidelines are gender-responsive. Thereafter, a periodic review shall
be conducted;
6. Monitor and evaluate gender design features in housing and urban development
andall other kinds of infrastructure plans and strategies to ensurethatall housing
projects, whether undertaken by the government agencies or the private sector, are
able to secure the privacy and safety of women and children;
7. Undertake a massiveinformation dissemination campaignto increase the awareness
of women on their property and housing rights, including the right of women to
information and to transact business with shelter agencies; and
8. Ensure women's participation in the developmentof land useplans and implementation
of zoning ordinances.
Ea
Right to Decent Work - The State shall progressively realize and ensure decent
work standards for womenthatinvolvethe creation of jobs of acceptable quality in
conditions of freedom, equity, security, and human dignity.
A.
The DOLEin the caseof private sector and the CSCin the case of public sectorshall:
1. Advance women's right to decent work by promoting women'srights at work, creating
opportunities for women employment, enhancing social protection coverage, and
strengthening tripartism and social dialogue. To achieve this, the DOLE and CSC shall
facilitate adequate consultative mechanisms with workers and employers groups,
governmentand non-governmentorganizations;
2. Together with other concerned agencies ensure the provision of support services and
gears to protect women from occupational and health hazards taking into account
women's maternalfunctions. Further:
a. Women workers shall be protected against safety and health hazards, including,
butnotlimited to, exposure to hazardous chemicals, infections, conditions leading
to musculoskeletal disorders, work environmentleading to noise-induces hearing
loss, and exposureto radiation and psychological stressors.
b. By reason of the hazardous nature of work that may cause injury or impairment
in the function of any part of the body, every employer shall provide their women
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