From Xinhua
The Vietnamese Ministry of Labor, War Invalids and Social Affairs (MOLISA) has issued a new decree, effective from December 15, 2013, specifying 38 jobs that employers are not allowed to hire women for.
Vietnamese women workers
Specifically, the list includes various professions ranging from metal processing, seafaring (except to provide healthcare and food), carrying goods of over 50 kg and work that requires them to come into contact with human corpses, state-run Vietnam News Agency reported Friday.
Employers are also banned from hiring women to explore dangerous mountainous areas, work as professional divers, do dredging or mining work or work regularly on oil rigs, according to the decree which will take effect from Dec. 15.
In addition, the decree includes another list specifying 39 other jobs from which employers are not allowed to employ pregnant women or those with babies less than 12 months old to protect the wellbeing of the women and their children.
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