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    How Many statements about the Philippines and ILO

    convention is/are correct? 1. The Philippines ratified the Violence and Harassment Convention 2019, becoming the first Asian country to do so. 2. The convention is the first international labor standard addressing violence and harassment in the world of work comprehensively. 3.  The convention mandates members to adopt inclusive, gender-responsive strategies for preventing and eradicating workplace violence.
    A Only 1 Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
    B All 3 Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
    C Only 2 Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
    D Either 1 or 2 Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
    E None is correct Correct Answer Incorrect Answer

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    •     The Philippines has been the first Asian country to ratify a convention to end workplace violence and harassment. •     The Philippines deposited the instrument of ratification of the Violence and Harassment Convention 2019 (No. 190) with ILO Deputy Director-General Celeste Drake on Tuesday. •     By depositing the instrument of ratification, the Philippines becomes the 38th country in the world and the first Asian country to ratify Convention No. 190. •     Convention No. 190 is the first international labor standard to address violence and harassment in the world of work comprehensively, according to the ILO. •     Under the convention, members are mandated to adopt, in consultation with representative employers' and workers' organizations, inclusive, gender-responsive strategies for preventing and eradicating workplace violence and harassment. Learn Along: About Philippines Capital: Manila                                       Currency: Philippine peso

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