It describes the bilateral and multilateral trade agreements to which that country belongs, including with the United States. Includes websites and other resources that allow U.S. companies to get more information about how they can use these agreements. Other ASEAN free trade agreements have concluded a preferential agreement with China, Hong Kong, India, Japan, South Korea, Australia and New Zealand. Visit www.dti.gov.ph/15-main-content/dummy-article/682-free-trade-agreements and tariffcommission.gov.ph/finder/ for a list of Philippine trade agreements and tariff plans and related commitments. More information on trade is also available on the Philippine National Trade Repository website pntr.gov.ph/. As a member of the World Trade Organization (WTO), the Philippines has complied with its obligations under international trade agreements and has enforced its rights, including by participating in dispute settlement procedures within the framework of the Organization. Currently (January 2019), the Philippines is involved in 27 ongoing WTO cases, including 5 as complainants, particularly against Brazil,27 the United States,28 Australia,29 and Thailand.30 Philippines – Japan Economic Partnership Agreement The Philippines and Japan entered into a free trade agreement in 2008. The VPA is the Philippines` only bilateral free trade agreement covering, among other things, trade in goods, trade in services, investment, personal transport, intellectual property, customs procedures, improving the business environment and public procurement. In addition to the aforementioned international mandates, the Philippines is also a signatory to the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, which defines women`s rights as human rights; International Labour Organization (ILO) conventions, such as the Convention on Equal Pay and Discrimination (Employment and Occupation); and other international human rights treaties that promote and protect women`s rights. These include the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights (ICCPR) and the International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights (CIEMCR). The bill establishes reporting mechanisms and punishes offences that, under current criminal law, could lead to charges.
It also highlights the role of relevant government agencies in implementing protection and protection measures. If incorporated into the law of the union, it constitutes an important respect for international human rights obligations, in accordance with the Universal Declaration of Human Rights (1) 54 and the Convention on the Rights of the Child. The latter instrument requires States Parties, in Article 19 of this Directive, „to take all appropriate legislative, administrative, social and educational measures to protect the child from any form of physical or mental abuse, injury or abuse, neglect or neglect, abuse or exploitation, including sexual abuse, in the care of parents, legal guardians or any other person who cares for the child.“ Philippines – European Free Trade Association Free Trade Agreement The Philippines and EFTA countries – Iceland, Liechtenstein, Norway and Switzerland – signed a free trade agreement in 2016, which is expected to enter into force in 2018.