Rules On Labor Protection For Women Employees

Article 1 in order to safeguard the legitimate rights and interests of female workers, reduce and solve the special difficulties caused by physiological characteristics of women workers in labor and work (hereinafter referred to as labor), and protect their health in order to facilitate socialist modernization, these Provisions are formulated.

The second provision applies to women workers in all state organs, people's organizations, enterprises and institutions (hereinafter referred to as units) in People's Republic of China.

Third, any unit suitable for women to engage in labour must not refuse to recruit female workers.

The fourth item is not to reduce the basic wage of female workers during pregnancy, childbirth or lactation, or to terminate the labor contract.

The fifth article prohibits the arrangement of female workers engaged in underground mines, state level fourth physical labor intensity labor and other women workers taboo work.

During the menstrual period, sixth female workers can not arrange their work in high altitude, low temperature, cold water and third level physical labor intensity stipulated by the state.

During the period of pregnancy, seventh female workers are not allowed to arrange labor in the third level physical labor intensity stipulated by the state and labor prohibited during pregnancy. They should not extend labor hours outside the normal working day. For those who are not competent for the original labor, they should reduce the amount of labor or arrange other labor according to the medical department's proof.

Female workers who are pregnant for more than seven months (including seven months) are generally not allowed to work on night shift, and some rest time should be arranged during working hours.

The antenatal examination of pregnant female workers during labor hours should be regarded as labor time.

The eighth female workers have maternity leave for ninety days, of which fifteen days are antenatal leave.

Dystocia increases maternity leave for fifteen days.

Multiple births give birth to more than one child per day, increasing maternity leave for fifteen days.

If the female workers are pregnant and aborted, their units should give a certain amount of maternity leave according to the evidence of the medical department.

Ninth female workers who have babies under one year of age should be given two lactation (including artificial feeding) for thirty minutes in each shift.

Multiple births give birth to a baby every thirty minutes.

The two breast-feeding time of female workers during each working time can be combined.

The time of lactation and the time of breast-feeding on the premises are counted as working hours.

Tenth female workers in the lactation period, the unit shall not arrange for their work in the third level physical labor intensity stipulated by the state, and the labor prohibited during the lactation period, and shall not extend their working hours.

Eleventh units with more female workers should, in line with the relevant provisions of the state, gradually establish the health facilities for female workers, pregnant women's lounges, nursing rooms, nurseries, kindergartens and other facilities in the form of self run or jointly run, and properly solve the difficulties of female workers in physical hygiene, breastfeeding and baby care.

When the rights and interests of the twelfth women workers are infringed upon, they have the right to lodge complaints with the departments in charge or the local labor departments.

The Department that accepts the complaint shall make a processing decision within thirty days from the date of receiving the complaint. If the female worker disagrees with the decision, he may bring a suit in the people's court within fifteen days from the date of receiving the decision.

The thirteenth unit responsible for violating the provisions of the provisions for the protection of the rights and interests of women workers and their directly responsible personnel shall be given administrative sanctions according to the seriousness of the case, and shall be ordered to give reasonable financial compensation to the female workers who have been infringed upon; if a crime is constituted, the judicial organ shall be investigated for criminal responsibility according to law.

The fourteenth departments of labor at all levels are responsible for the inspection of the implementation of the provisions.

Health departments at all levels, trade unions and women's federations have the right to supervise the implementation of these provisions.

If fifteenth female workers violate the relevant family planning regulations of the state, their labor protection shall be handled in accordance with the relevant provisions of the state on family planning, and these Provisions shall not apply.

The sixteenth female workers are forbidden to engage in labor because of their physiological characteristics.

Seventeenth people's governments of provinces, autonomous regions and municipalities directly under the central government may formulate specific measures in accordance with these provisions.

The eighteenth provision is explained by the Ministry of labour.

The nineteenth Provisions come into effect on September 1, 1988.

In January 2, 1953, the regulations of the People's Republic of China labor insurance Ordinance, which were amended by the government administration, issued the regulations on maternity benefits for female workers and female employees, and the notice of the State Council on the production of women workers in April 26, 1955 abolished at the same time.