Does discriminating employment advertising bother you?

In trips to the Philippines, I was surprised to see "help-wanted" ads advertising positions in a variety of careers, using phrases like: must be single, over 5'2", under 25, or under 30. In Canada that is discrimination and would never be allowed to discriminate on the basis of age, race, physical height, religion, marital statud or sexual orientation. How do Filipinos feel about this, or they just accept it. In Canada we value job experience and age is not such a big deal.

Does discriminating employment advertising bother you?
I think those are just preferences and if the prospective applicants can really show good qualifications then age should not matter and hopefully they can get the job.





As in Canada, the USA is also an equal opportunity employer. And it sure would be nice if it's like that too in the Philippines. Maybe on paper it is but in practice, we sometimes tend to let our personal preferences cloud our better judgment.





It's not really fair but then again life is not always fair.
Reply:Yes but these kind of advertising is common.because i dont own a business i can do nothing.Purple above me was talkin about the Nursing dept.they still want beauty contestants


--Hoy!!!
Reply:Of course, it bothers me. Actually, it's not just a Filipino thing. This kind of practice is very common in Asia. Employers place a lot of premium on looks and as you know, age and social status discrimination is virtually common. The thing is it's not looked at as discrimination. They think it is only normal to want people who are goodlooking.
Reply:yeah, it bothers me. and worst qualification is "with pleasing personality" and what does a pleasing personality means?in the philippines, it means someone who got the 'looks'


but as for me, even if i dont fit the qualification (like job experience) i still try to apply if i know i can do the task the job requires.
Reply:I have not yet heard of any case brought before the Phil.trial courts with awards given to complainants on these grounds.


However, I shall advise my lawyer to do a research and come back to you on the issues you have brought out.





However, the question is on whether it bothers me.





It should, but somehow, it is the accepted practice in the country. Its free enterprise at its worst, and at its best. I dont think the country is ready for a welfare state.
Reply:In the Philippines, age is a qualification that is required in most job wanted ads. No one below 21 (unless the job requires high school graduates or college undergrads) and not over 40. We cannot claim this as discrimination against age because we don't believe in it. This has always been the practice and is commonly accepted. No one has thought of questioning this though except you. The only exception to this rule are the call centers who hire anyone, regardless of age and educational attainment. The only qualification needed is fluency in the English language.
Reply:yes, i have been bringing this up in every available forum possible. but apparently our congressmen are more concerned of the s.o.p. they get from their pork barrels. it sometimes amazes me that employers require college graduates for store clerks when a high school graduate could easily fit the job description. we still have a long way to go in terms of civil liberties and we need more awareness to all forms of subtle and not so subtle forms of discrimination.
Reply:In the Philippines I believe that this is generally accepted. Most don't even see this as discrimination, it's just something that they saw often growing up.





I remember I was accompanying my cousin applying for an entrance exam to UST. Now, I do not remember which college it was on that campus, but the requirement included (and I am not lying right now)...





-must not have any facial deformity


-must not have an excess amount of pimples on face


-must not be shorter than 5 feet


-must have no visible burnmarks on skin





In the western world this would be a clear invititation to a protest march by different groups, but the people applying that day just shrugged it off like "well, what are we gonna do?".