The Federal Government has outlawed the wearing of high heeled-shoes
among women at private establishments which had been made mandatory by
the leadership of such organizations.
The Federal Government of the Philippines, through its labour
department, on Friday, issued an order banning private companies from
demanding female employees to wear high-heeled shoes at work.
According to a labour group that proposed the new directive, the
order makes the Philippines the first country in Asia to ban the
mandatory wearing of high heels in the workplace.
“We hope that the regulation will also be copied and applied for the benefit of workers in the entire Asia region,” said Alan Tanjusay, a spokesman for the Associated Labor Unions-Trade Union Congress of the Philippines (ALU-TUCP).
“With this regulation, millions of Filipino (workers) … will
now be freed from the bondage of unsafe and dangerous working
conditions,” he added.
Labour Secretary Silvestre Bello said the guidelines would take
effect next month and was based on a study by a task force created
following ALU-TUCP’s proposal.
“We noticed how sales ladies, for example, look very tired after standing all day in heels,” he said. “You can tell there is a feeling of inconvenience or they are uncomfortable.”
Bello said the department has not received any negative feedback
about the order during consultations. Under the department’s guidelines,
companies can no longer require women to wear shoes with heels more
than 1 inch in height as part of the dress code at work.
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