Special Provisions for the Work Protection of Female Employees

女职工劳动保护特别规定

Maternity leave of female workers is now extended from 90 days to 98 days (14 weeks).

(Promulgated by the State Council on, and effective as of, April 28 2012.)

(国务院于二零一二年四月二十八日公布施行。)

Order of the State Council No.619

国务院令第619号

Article 1: These Provisions have been formulated in order to minimise and resolve the special difficulties experienced by female employees in work due to their physiological characteristics and to protect the health of female employees.

第一条　为了减少和解决女职工在劳动中因生理特点造成的特殊困难，保护女职工健康，制定本规定。

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