Filipino Women Workers Demand Menstrual Leaves
From Reuters
MANILA —
A Philippine women’s organization is asking the government to pass laws allowing time off for menstruating workers, the Midday newspaper reported Monday.
The 15,000-strong Movement of Women Workers said they will petition the Labor Department for at least two-day leaves with pay “when the menstrual pain occurs at the onset of the monthly period.”
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