China: Pervasive Discrimination Under Two-Child Policy

By Human Rights Watch

Click to expand Image © 2021 Brian Stauffer for Human Rights Watch (New York) – China’s two-child policy has made commonplace pregnancy-related discrimination against women in the workplace since first imposed in 2016, Human Rights Watch said in a report released today. June 1, 2021 “Take Maternity Leave and You’ll Be Replaced” China’s Two-Child Policy and Workplace Gender Discrimination Download the full report in English "Take Maternity Leave and You'll Be Replaced" Appendix Download the Summary and Recommendations in Simplified Chinese Download…

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