the State Council Decree No.619 "Special Provisions on Labor Protection for Female Employees" came into effect on April 28th, 212.

article 1 these provisions are formulated in order to reduce and solve the special difficulties caused by the physiological characteristics of female workers and protect their health.

article 2 these provisions shall apply to the people's Republic of China, state organs, enterprises, institutions, social organizations, individual economic organizations and other social organizations and their female employees.

article 3 the employing unit shall strengthen the labor protection of female employees, take measures to improve the labor safety and health conditions of female employees, and train female employees in labor safety and health knowledge.

article 4 the employing unit shall abide by the provisions on the scope of labor that female employees are forbidden to engage in. The employing unit shall inform the female employees in writing of the positions in the unit that belong to the labor scope that female employees are forbidden to engage in.

The scope of labor that female employees are forbidden to engage in is listed in the appendix to these Provisions. The supervision and administration department of production safety in the State Council, together with the administrative department of human resources and social security in the State Council and the administrative department of health in the State Council, will adjust the scope of labor that female workers are forbidden to engage in according to the economic and social development.

Article 5 An employing unit shall not reduce the wages of female employees, dismiss them, terminate their labor or employment contracts because of pregnancy, childbirth and breastfeeding.

article 6 if a female worker cannot adapt to the original work during pregnancy, the employer shall reduce the workload or arrange other adaptable work according to the certificate of the medical institution.

For female employees who have been pregnant for more than 7 months, the employer shall not extend working hours or arrange night shift work, and shall arrange certain rest time during working hours.

pregnant female workers have prenatal examination during working hours, and the time required is included in working hours.

Article 7 Female employees are entitled to 98 days of maternity leave, including 15 days before delivery; In case of dystocia, maternity leave will be increased by 15 days; In case of multiple births, the maternity leave will be increased by 15 days for each additional baby.

Female employees who have miscarried before 4 months of pregnancy are entitled to 15 days of maternity leave; Those who have miscarried after 4 months of pregnancy are entitled to 42 days of maternity leave.

Article 8 The maternity allowance for female employees during maternity leave shall be paid by the maternity insurance fund according to the standard of the average monthly salary of employees in the previous year for those who have participated in maternity insurance; Those who have not participated in maternity insurance shall be paid by the employer according to the standard of the salary of female employees before maternity leave.

The medical expenses for maternity or abortion of female employees shall be paid by the maternity insurance fund according to the items and standards stipulated in maternity insurance. Those who have not participated in maternity insurance shall be paid by the employer.

Article 9 The employing unit shall not extend working hours or arrange night shift work for female employees who are breastfeeding babies under one year old.

The employer shall arrange one-hour breast-feeding time for breast-feeding female employees during daily working hours; If a female worker gives birth to multiple births, the breastfeeding time will be increased by 1 hour every day for each additional baby.

article 1 an employer with a large number of female employees shall, according to the needs of female employees, set up facilities such as female employees' health rooms, pregnant women's lounges, breast-feeding rooms, etc. to properly solve the difficulties of female employees in physiological hygiene and breast-feeding.

article 11 in the workplace, the employer shall prevent and stop sexual harassment of female employees.

article 12 the administrative department of human resources and social security and the supervision and administration department of production safety of the people's governments at or above the county level shall be responsible for supervising and inspecting the compliance of the employing units with these provisions according to their respective duties.

trade unions and women's organizations shall supervise the employers' compliance with these provisions according to law.

article 13 if an employer violates the provisions of paragraph 2 of article 6, paragraph 1 of article 7 and paragraph 1 of article 9 of these provisions, the administrative department of human resources and social security of the people's government at or above the county level shall order it to make corrections within a time limit, and impose a fine according to the standard of more than 5, yuan per female employee who has been infringed.

if the employer violates the provisions of articles 1 and 2 of the appendix to these provisions, the safety production supervision and management department of the people's government at or above the county level shall order it to make corrections within a time limit, and calculate it according to the standard that the infringed female employee is more than 5, yuan per 1 yuan, and impose a fine. If the employing unit violates the provisions of Articles 3 and 4 of the Appendix to these Provisions, the safety production supervision and management department of the people's government at or above the county level shall order it to be treated within a time limit and impose a fine of 5, yuan to 3, yuan; If the circumstances are serious, it shall be ordered to stop the relevant operations, or submitted to the relevant people's government for closure in accordance with the authority prescribed by the State Council.

article 14 if an employer violates these provisions and infringes on the legitimate rights and interests of female employees, female employees may lodge complaints, report and appeal according to law, apply to the labor and personnel dispute mediation and arbitration institution for mediation and arbitration according to law, and bring a lawsuit to the people's court according to law if they are dissatisfied with the arbitration award.

article 15 if an employer violates these regulations and infringes on the legitimate rights and interests of female employees, thus causing damage to female employees, it shall pay compensation according to law; If the employing unit and its directly responsible personnel in charge and other directly responsible personnel constitute a crime, criminal responsibility shall be investigated according to law.

article 16 these provisions shall come into force as of the date of promulgation. On July 21st, 1988, the State Council promulgated the Provisions on Labor Protection for Female Workers, which shall be abolished at the same time.

Appendix: the scope of work that female employees are forbidden to engage in

1. The scope of work that female employees are forbidden to engage in:

(1) underground work in mines;

(2) the operation of the fourth level of physical labor intensity specified in the classification standard of physical labor intensity;

(3) the operation that bears more than 2 kilograms each time for more than 6 times per hour, or the operation that bears more than 25 kilograms each time intermittently.

Second, the scope of work that female workers are forbidden to engage in during menstruation:

(1) The second, third and fourth grades of cold water work specified in the classification standard for cold water work;

(2) the second, third and fourth grade low-temperature operations specified in the classification standard for low-temperature operations;

(3) the operation of the third and fourth levels of physical labor intensity specified in the classification standard of physical labor intensity;

(4) Grade III and Grade IV aerial work specified in the classification standard for aerial work.

III. Labor scope that female workers are forbidden to engage in during pregnancy:

(1) Operations in which the concentrations of toxic substances such as lead and its compounds, mercury and its compounds, benzene, cadmium, beryllium, arsenic, cyanide, nitrogen oxides, carbon monoxide, carbon disulfide, chlorine, caprolactam, chloroprene, vinyl chloride, ethylene oxide, aniline and formaldehyde in the air of workplaces exceed the national occupational health standards;

(2) Engaged in the production of anticancer drugs and diethylstilbestrol, and exposed to anesthetic gas;

(3) the operation of radioactive materials from unsealed sources, and the emergency treatment of nuclear accidents and radiation accidents;

(4) Working at heights specified in the classification standard for working at heights;

(5) cold water operation specified in the classification standard for cold water operation;

(6) low-temperature operation specified in the classification standard for low-temperature operation;

(7) Grade III and IV operations specified in the classification standard for high-temperature operations;

(8) Grade III and IV operations specified in the classification standard for noise operations;

(9) the operation of the third and fourth levels of physical labor intensity specified in the classification standard of physical labor intensity;

(1) Working in a confined space, a high-pressure room or diving, with strong vibration, or frequently bending, climbing and squatting.

IV. Scope of work that female employees are forbidden to engage in during lactation:

(1) Items 1, 3 and 9 of the scope of work that are forbidden to engage in during pregnancy;

(2) the concentration of toxic substances such as manganese, fluorine, bromine, methanol, organophosphorus compounds and organochlorine compounds in the air of the workplace exceeds the national occupational health standards.