PH Embassy in Ottawa Conducts Women’s Legal Education Workshop  

Philippine Ambassador to Canada Rodolfo D. Robles (rightmost, second row) delivers his opening remarks during the Women’s Legal Education Workshop attended by officials from the Philippine Embassy in Ottawa and the Philippine Consulate General in Toronto. (Ottawa PE photo)

OTTAWA 16 December 2020 – The Philippine Embassy in Ottawa’s Gender and Development (GAD) Section organized a Women’s Legal Education Workshop on 09 December 2020 to promote the empowerment of women as part of the Embassy’s observance of the 18-Day Campaign to End Violence against Women covering the period from 25 November to 12 December 2020.

Recognizing that Filipino women working overseas may experience incidents of violence, Philippine Ambassador to Canada Rodolfo D. Robles reiterated in his opening remarks that the responsibility of Philippine Foreign Service Posts in Canada is to assist Filipinos in distress, including female overseas Filipinos who may be victims of violence and exploitation, among others.

The program, conducted by Ms. Elsy David of the Women’s Initiative for Safer Environments (WISE Ottawa), provided personnel from the Philippine Embassy in Ottawa, the Philippine Consulate General in Toronto, and the Philippine Overseas Labor Office (POLO) in Toronto with an overview of the Ontario legal framework and environment affecting women in the areas of work/labor, immigration, family, and related issues. END

Ms. Elsy David (center, top row) of the Women’s Initiative for Safer Environments (WISE Ottawa) facilitates the Women’s Legal Education Workshop. (Ottawa PE photo)

For more information, visit https://www.ottawape.dfa.gov.ph, https://www.philembassy.ca, or https://www.facebook.com/PHinCanada/.