A/HRC/43/8/Add.1 Recommendation Fiji’s position Comments provisions. 140.4040 Noted Fiji repeats its comments in recommendations 140.35 to 140.39. 140.4141 Noted Fiji repeats its comments in recommendations 140.36 and 140.39. 140.4242 Noted Fiji repeats its comments in recommendations 140.36 and 140.39. 140.4343 Noted Fiji repeats its comments in recommendation 140.36 and 140.39. 140.4444 Noted Fiji repeats its comments in recommendation 140.36 and 140.39. Noted Since 2013 Fiji has undergone robust legislative reform to address issues relating to discrimination of women in public and private employment. 140.4545 Accepted 140.4646 Accepted 140.4747 Fiji also has strong anti-discrimination provisions in the Fijian Constitution which have also been translated into the Fijian Employment Act. 140.4848 Noted Fiji has an improving record of female participation in politics and is a regional leader in this regard. 56 women stood for elections in 2018, accounting for 23.8 per cent of all candidates, an increase from 18 per cent in 2014. Of these, 10 were elected, accounting for 19.6 per cent of all Members of Parliament, an increase from 16.0 per cent in 2014. Apart from changing attitudes and legal reforms propelled by the Fijian Government, the Fiji’s electoral system allows for proportional representation through an open list resulted in the highest number of elected women in parliament in our national history. 140.4949 Noted Fiji will take this recommendation under consideration in the future. 140.5252 Noted Fiji repeats its comments in recommendations 140.49. 140.5353 Noted Fiji repeats its comments in recommendations 140.49. 140.5050 Accepted 140.5151 Accepted 5