VNE – By Bao Uyen November 26, 2019 | 08:58 am GMT+7
Xuan is a worker at a Taiwanese shoe factory. After 15 years of working there she understands the rights the Labor Code gives her.
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But during her pregnancy, when her managers ask her to do jobs that may not be good for her unborn child, she obliges.
She used to work in the sole glueing division where, every day, she was exposed to industrial glues containing hazardous chemicals. When she became pregnant, she was transferred to the assembling division, where exposure to the glue is limited.
So far so good, but then her managers ask Xuan to return to her old work every time they are short of hands. Though she understands the risks for her baby, she complies.
Tiếp tục đọc “Without protection, workers sacrifice rights to be in bosses’ good books”